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Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack
any news on Felix's heart condition? has he taken steps to reduce the occurrence? I will not feel at ease until there's no chance that we see him laid out on the sidelines again with that damn tachycardia problem.
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I can't find anything other than his tweet from Felix about a month ago:
https://twitter.com/user/status/1034665825712594944
Also, Mardy Fish underwent a ablation procedure which appeared to resolve his tachycardia issues.
After an episode one night during the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida where his heart pounded and raced as fast as 180 beats per minute, he called 911 and went to a local hospital. He saw several doctors and even tried wearing such a heart monitor. When no specific problem could be isolated, Fish underwent more aggressive diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Wharton explains that doctors pace the heart through catheters to induce the abnormal rhythm while they closely monitor the electrical activity of all areas of the heart. When they find the faulty tissue, they can ablate, or essentially burn, the small areas of tissue causing the problem. Wharton notes that these procedures have high success rates in eliminating the arrhythmias with low rates of recurrence.
https://www.postandcourier.com/sport...0c0156c1a.html