Epilepsy is a risk factor for sudden cardiac arrest in the general population.

Epilepsy is a risk factor for sudden cardiac arrest in the general population.

People with epilepsy are at increased risk for sudden death. The most prevalent cause of sudden death in the general population is sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) due to ventricular fibrillation (VF). SCA may contribute to the increased incidence of sudden death in people with epilepsy. We assessed whet...

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Main Authors: Abdennasser Bardai, Robert J Lamberts, Marieke T Blom, Anne M Spanjaart, Jocelyn Berdowski, Sebastiaan R van der Staal, Henk J Brouwer, Rudolph W Koster, Josemir W Sander, Roland D Thijs, Hanno L Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3419243?pdf=render

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