If you’ve had aheart attack, you’re at high risk of having a sudden cardiac arrest.
Dying from sudden cardiac arrest after a heart attack is, unfortunately, all too common.
The damaged heart muscle eventually heals following a heart attack but may produce a permanent scar.
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The arrhythmia can then lead to a sudden cardiac arrest, which often results in death.
The highest risk occurs in people who have already survived a cardiac arrest and have been successfully resuscitated.
The more scarring you have, the lower the ejection fraction.
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