PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney will be out of the office for a couple of days this week, due to a heart procedure.
His office says the mayor is scheduled to get treatment for a common heart arrhythmia called atrial fibrillation.
The CDC describes that as when a heart is beating irregularly, often either too slow or too fast.
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According to the CDC, atrial fibrillation happens when the upper and lower chambers are not coordinated.
Kenney's office said he will receive a minimally-invasive procedure called an ablation, and he will receive anesthesia.
The minimally invasive treatment happens Tuesday, keeping the mayor out of the office until Thursday.
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