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Heart Fibrilation (cause of death)

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Heart Fibrilation (cause of death)

by kim, Dec 06, 1999 12:00AM

Tags: Heart, Heart Disease, arrhythmia, family, fibrillation, smoking, stress, ventricular, Heart Attack, Ventricular fibrillation, My family

My Grandfather died from a heart fibrilation, the doctor never told my family what caused it but he mentioned something about his drinking and smoking habits could that have caused the stress on his heart and if so, by chance, was the disease there before.

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by CCF CARDIO MD - DLB, Dec 06, 1999 12:00AM

Ventricular fibrillation is a common cause of death, especially among the elderly. Drinking can cause the heart to become weak and predisposes to this arrhythmia, as does smoking. Heart attacks can also cause this arrhythmia.

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