Paroxysmal Ventricular Arrhythmias and Familial Sudden Death Associated with Neural Lesions in the Heart

A high school athlete with history of syncopal attacks died suddenly. Paroxysmal ventricular arrhythmias had been documented many times, as had at least one episode of ventricular fibrillation. A brother with similar history also had died suddenly and unexpectedly at about the same age. Except for t...

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