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Off beat

Treatment options expanding for heart condition that leads to many strokes

By Michael Lasalandra
Globe Correspondent / February 24, 2004

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After waking up in the middle of the night, his heart pounding out of control, Kermit Birchfield, 64, was told he'd have to take medications for the rest of his life. (Full Article: 1054 Words)

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