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During Mild Exertion a 70-Year-Old Man Has an Ischemia-Induced Myocardial

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During mild exertion a 70-year-old man has an ischemia-induced myocardial infarction and dies from ventricular fibrillation. In this patient, which factor was most likely to increase the tendency of the heart to fibrillate after the infarction?


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Frequency Distribution

A frequency distribution is a summary of how often different values or ranges of values occur within a set of data.

Skewed

A distribution that is not symmetrical, tending to have a longer tail on one side.

Asymmetrical

Lacking symmetry; when two halves of something do not match or when a set of data is not evenly distributed around the mean.

Modality

A method of engagement or the way in which something exists or is experienced.

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