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Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF) is a rare condition that may be defined as abrupt onset VF in the absence of known cardiac, respiratory or metabolic aetiologies. Characteristically, these events occur while at rest, have a greater prevalence in males and are most commonly observed at age <45 years.
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Gollob, M.H. (2020). Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation. In: Green, M., Krahn, A., Alqarawi, W. (eds) Electrocardiography of Inherited Arrhythmias and Cardiomyopathies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52173-8_6
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