Blue Sky Science is a collaboration of the Wisconsin State Journal and the Morgridge Institute for Research. The questions are posed by visitors to Saturday Science events at the Discovery Building, a monthly series that features interactive exploration stations centered around a particular topic. The Blue Sky Science team then sets out to find an expert to answer the questions.
Answer from Lee Eckhardt, a cardiologist who specializes in heart rhythm disorders at the Cellular and Molecular Arrhythmia Research Program with the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
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