Johns Hopkins Experts Available To Discuss Cardiac Arrythmia

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology
Article Date: 02 Jul 2008 - 1:00 PDT

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The state Medical Examiner's Office cited cardiac arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm, as the cause of sudden death of 19 year-old U.S. Naval Academy student Kristen Dickmann.

Dickmann, a first year student and volleyball player at the academy, was studying to be a naval aviator.

The Johns Hopkins experts below can shed light on sudden cardiac death and this serious heart condition, including potential symptoms and causes, preventive and interventional/non-surgical treatment options.

Sources:

Hugh Calkins, M.D.
Director of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Heart Institute's Arrhythmia Service

Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D.
Professor in the Johns Hopkins Hospital's Department of Medicine

Ronald D. Berger, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor in the Johns Hopkins Hospital's Department of Medicine

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