Detroit Mayor Treated for Rapid Heartbeat
Mayor Coleman A. Young was hospitalized Friday after his doctor detected a rapid heartbeat during a regular office visit.
The problem was found during a routine electrocardiogram, said Dr. Claud Young, the mayor’s physician and cousin. The 73-year-old mayor was taken to Michigan Health Center for more tests.
The doctor said the mayor’s pulse raced to a peak of 134 beats per minute during a 20-minute episode of increased heartbeat. The normal rate for a man his age is 80 to 90 beats per minute, he said.
Coleman Young suffers from chronic emphysema.
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