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Evidence of a Relation Between Higher Nervous Activity and Sudden Death

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The overwhelming majority of sudden cardiac deaths occurs in patients with atherosclerotic coronary disease. However, structural lesions, such as myocardial infarction or thrombosis, are only found in a small percentage of these cases [1, 2].

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  1. Klinik Höhenried für Herz- und Kreislauferkrankungen, D-8131, Bernried/Obb., Germany

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Schöneberger, A., Verrier, R.L., Lown, B. (1982). Evidence of a Relation Between Higher Nervous Activity and Sudden Death. In: Mathes, P., Halhuber, M.J. (eds) Controversies in Cardiac Rehabilitation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68379-4_14

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