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At what point can an arrhythmia become life threatening?
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Too fast: Regardless of the origin of the arrhythmia, if the heart rate is too fast to be tolerated it can result in shock and degenerate into ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest.
Answered 8/12/2014
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