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Electrical signals cause the heart to beat and can cause severe cardiac events like tachycardia and fibrillation as they spiral outward in spiral waves
A spiral wave of electrical activity in the heart can cause catastrophic consequences. One spiral wave creates tachycardia -; a heart rate that's too fast -; and multiple spirals cause a state of disorganized contraction known as fibrillation.