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In what instance if any, could pvcs, pacs ect. potentially cause sudden death ?
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Never: Pacs and pvcs never can cause sudden death which is due to ventricular fibrillation or asystole. The substrate for those is serious, underlying structural heart disease such as occurs during or after heart attacks or with rare congenital diseases (like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or long qt syndrome).
Answered 1/11/2014
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