Sudden Cardiac Arrest -- Heart Rhythm -- Chugh (IMAGE)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Sudden Cardiac Arrest -- Heart Rhythm -- Chugh

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Heart experts have long believed that weekday mornings -- and especially Mondays -- were the danger zones for unexpected deaths from sudden cardiac arrests. But a new Cedars-Sinai study shows those peak times have disappeared and now, sudden cardiac arrests are more likely to happen on any day at any time.

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