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Cubs' DeRosa leaves practice in ambulance :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs
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DeRosa was to undergo a stress test, have his EKG results from Saturday examined and discuss possible medication or surgical treatments to correct the condition that he has had since he was a teenager. (article 1)
MESA, Ariz. - Early fears over Cub second baseman Mark DeRosa's irregular-heartbeat episode Saturday were greater than the team initially reported, club officials confirmed today while emphasizing his condition was never life-threatening. (article 5)
DeRosa first began experience shortness of breath and rapid-heartbeat symptoms Saturday morning while taking fielding practice, and teammate Ryan Theriot summoned the medical staff, who, in turn called 911. (article 5)
DeRosa, who turns 33 today, spent Saturday night in a Mesa hospital after experiencing a lengthy episode of the atrial arrhythmia he said recurs once or twice a month. (article 3)
DeRosa underwent radio frequency catheter ablation, in which a small area of tissue determined to be the cause of the heartbeat irregularity is destroyed with an electrode catheter. (article 8)
Cubs second baseman Mark DeRosa was taken by ambulance from the Cubs spring training facility to a Mesa hospital today after suffering an episode of irregular heartbeat while taking fielding practice. (article 6)
The Cubs are targeting Monday for DeRosa's return, regardless of the treatment course determined this week. (article 2)
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- DeRosa wants quick fix :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (suntimes.com, 03/14/2008, 745 words)
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- Irregular heartbeat gives DeRosa scare :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (suntimes.com, 03/14/2008, 309 words)
- Cubs' DeRosa leaves practice in ambulance :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (suntimes.com, 03/14/2008, 171 words)
- DeRosa's condition hits home :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (suntimes.com, 03/14/2008, 807 words)
- Surgery a success, DeRosa expected back soon :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (suntimes.com, 03/14/2008, 484 words)
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