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Fatal Cardiac Arrhythmias During Electronic Gaming in Patients With Genetically Mediated Heart Diseases.

Raquel NevesSahej BainsJ Martijn BosCiorsti J MacIntyreJohn R GiudicessiMichael J Ackerman
Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2023)
Although anecdotal cases of electronic gaming-associated life-threatening arrhythmias have been reported, in this largest single-center study to date, we show that these are extremely rare occurrences. While electronic gaming can have adverse health consequences, the threat of electronic gaming-triggered sudden death should not be used to try to curb time spent gaming.
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