News Release

September 24, 2010

Contact: Chris Kaminski, 860-679-4352
e-mail: kaminski@nso.uchc.edu

Exploring Heart Rhythm Disorders

Free Discovery Series Program October 5

FARMINGTON, CONN. – Your heartbeat is with you your entire life, yet you probably don’t notice it. When a heartbeat is irregular it’s known as a cardiac arrhythmia or heart rhythm disorder. The University of Connecticut Health Center’s Discovery Series will present a program on the topic of heart rhythm disorders on Tuesday, October 5.

The program is free and starts at 7 p.m. in the UConn Health Center’s Keller Auditorium. To register, call 800-535-6232 or register online at http://discoveryseries.uchc.edu.

Drs. W. David Hager, Bruce Liang, Christopher Pickett and Heiko Schmitt, experts from the UConn Health Center’s Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center, will explore heart rhythm disorders and treatments with devices such as pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, and cardiac ablation.

The next Discovery Series program will be Thursday, October 28, on the topic of knee and hip preservation and replacement.

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