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IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN ENJOYABLE afternoon. Last March, 88-year-old Samuel Coley Sr. was on his way to his 7-year-old grandson Chase's birthday party when he suddenly felt dizzy. At first he shrugged it off, but when he noticed that his heart was beating rapidly, he took his pulse. Counting 120 beats per minute, he called out to his son, Samuel Jr., "What's the normal heart rate?" When Samuel Jr., 49, replied that it should be in the 70s, their plans changed, and father and son headed to the emergency room.

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