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Arrhythmia: What causes a heart to beat irregularly?

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Nurse Gwendoline Petersen is a Health Promotion and Health Risk Assessment Officer at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of SA and joins Yolanda Maartens this Heart Week to unpack the causes of an irregular heart beat and what symptoms South Africans should look out for. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of SA has wonderful resources that you can access online, visit them here https://www.heartfoundation.co.za/types-of-heart-disease/
14 Sep 8AM English South Africa Kids & Family · Education

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