sudden adult death syndrome

sudden adult death syndrome
sudden arrhythmia death syndrome, sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS) any of various conditions in which sudden cardiac death results from an arrhythmia, usually tachycardia but occasionally severe bradycardia.

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