
(from the article `cardiovascular disease`) Ventricular arrhythmias represent the major mechanism of cardiac sudden death, which is the leading cause of death in the United States, where each ...
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<cardiology> A cardiac arrhythmia which originates from within the ventricles. ... Isolated ventricular contractions are referred to as premature ventricular contractions. Frequent premature ventricular contractions can be potentially unstable and can degrade to a more serious rhythm or cardiac arrest. ... (12 Jan 1998) ...
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