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How can sudden cardiac death work in teenagers?
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Sudden death: Hopefully it doesn't, usually there is a congenital abnormality which triggers a fatal rhythm. Abnormal coronary arteries and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are common ones but there are others.
Answered 4/6/2013
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