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Sudden cardiac death, frequently due to ventricular fibrillation, is a major public health issue accounting for one-fifth of all deaths in the western world.
n the western world, one-fifth of all deaths occur suddenly and unexpectedly, 1 ventricular fibrillation being a frequent mechanism. It happens approximately 300 000 times per year both in the United States and in Europe.
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