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Review
. 2017 Dec;9(4):693-708.
doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2017.08.004.

Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death

Pok Tin Tang  1 , Mohammad Shenasa  2 , Noel G Boyle  3
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Review

Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death

Pok Tin Tang et al. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2017 Dec.

Abstract

Ventricular arrhythmias remain a significant cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD), and knowledge of their cause and high-risk features is important. SCD occurs when the interaction between vulnerable substrates and acute triggers results in sustained ventricular tachycardia progressing to ventricular fibrillation. Here, the authors aim to review the role of ventricular arrhythmias in SCD, first by approaching the substrates that support ventricular arrhythmias, and then by exploring features of these substrates and the acute triggers that may lead to SCD.

Keywords: Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular arrhythmia; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia.

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