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Diseases
Cardiac arrhythmias
Tachycardia
Ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular Fibrillation
Rapid, chaotic electrical impulses cause the ventricles to quiver ineffectively instead of pumping necessary blood to the body.
Fatal if the heart is not restored to a normal rhythm within minutes.
Mostly a sign of an underlying heart disease or serious trauma, such as being struck by lightning