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What test/s detect fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia ? what causes them? :/
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EKG: Ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia are dangerous arrhythmias signifying terminal cardiac or systemic illness and emergency intervention.
Answered 9/28/2016
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EKG typically or: If it happens intermittently, your doctor may prescribe an event monitor or holter monitor, which is a device that you wear at home and can detect cardiac arrhythmias. The most common cause is coronary artery disease.
Answered 5/23/2015
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