An irregular heartbeat, known as atrial fibrillation, can also lead to ischaemic stroke.
Best has been diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat but has now been given the all-clear by doctors in Bordeaux.
Cardiac ablation therapy to control an irregular heartbeat will no longer be available to most patients at the hospital.
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But more than one alcoholic drink can have consequences: Excessive drinking can trigger atrial fibrillation, a form of irregular heartbeat.
Feliciano missed a week at the start of spring training because of an irregular heartbeat that was discovered in his physical.
So, if you develop sudden onset of palpitations or an irregular heartbeat, you should seek treatment in the nearest emergency department.
The prop was out of rugby for more than two months after undergoing an operation to correct an irregular heartbeat in October.
Cheney's doctors said the procedure began with an electrophysiology study (EPS) to determine the vice president's risk of developing arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat.
This technology clearly saves lives by guarding against an irregular heartbeat.
While his death was ruled the result of an irregular heartbeat, the autopsy report was sealed amid accusations that abuse of prescription drugs caused the problem.
An ablation sends radio frequency energy into the part of the heart that is causing the irregular heartbeat and kills the cells that cause the problem.
New research has found that patients with cryptogenic stroke may be suffering from an irregular heartbeat condition known as atrial fibrillation, a known cause of stroke.
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Although Holiday Heart typically converts back to a normal rhythm within 24 hours, it is advisable to seek treatment in an emergency department if you develop palpitations, or an irregular heartbeat.
The doctors behind Health eHeart also hope to help solve the riddle of what causes atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat that can lead to stroke and now affects more than three million Americans.
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Mets lefthander Pedro Feliciano, who continues to wear a monitor on his chest to keep track of an irregular heartbeat, retired the two lefty batters he faced after replacing Harvey in the fifth.
The company apologized on its website and said it discontinued partnerships with producers using the additive, which speeds muscle growth in pigs but can cause headaches and an irregular heartbeat when consumed by humans.
It's time Bradley--who briefly left the campaign trail late last week to see a doctor about an irregular heartbeat--learned that there's a difference between playing dirty and just taping the other guy's mouth shut.
The company also said the Department of Justice will review how 95 of its hospitals billed Medicare for equipping patients with implantable cardio-defibrillators (ICDs), which are devices used to treat irregular heartbeat, or arrhytmia.
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In March, prominent San Diego cardiologist Eric Topol tweeted "no emergency landing req'd" when he used his smartphone EKG to diagnose a distressing but not immediately dangerous irregular heartbeat in a fellow airplane passenger at 30, 000 feet.
The issue came into sharp relief in 2011, when China's food-safety inspectors discovered in pork products from a Shuanghui subsidiary the chemical clenbuterol, which speeds muscle growth in pigs but can cause headache, nausea and an irregular heartbeat when consumed by humans.
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