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Vern, Suffering from Cardiac Arrhythmias, Is Brought into the Emergency

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Vern, suffering from cardiac arrhythmias, is brought into the emergency room of a hospital.He begins to exhibit tachycardia and as a result loses consciousness.His anxious wife asks you why he has lost consciousness.What would you tell her?


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