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What is the link between pvc's and sudden cardiac death?
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PVC : In patients with otherwise normal hearts, PVC s have no evil implications. In patients with advanced cardiac dysfunction they can be associated with an increased probability of life threatening arrhythmia.
Answered 6/10/2014
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