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Can you die from a cardia arrhythmia?
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Yes!: There are several benign arrythmias which do not directly cause death. These include premature atrial contractions, isolated premature ventricular contractions and atrial fibrillation. Frequent premature ventricular contractions (called runs), ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation can affect blood flow to the heart (heart attack) and brain (stroke) and result in death.
Answered 7/8/2015
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Arrhythmia: The arrhythmias named ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia both are often lethal, especially fibrillation. Some of the other arrhythmias can also cause death.
Answered 3/30/2013
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