Amy Winehouse Has Early Stage Emphysema | Irregular Heartbeat

Amy Winehouse has been diagnosed with early stage emphysema and an irregular heartbeat. Unless she stops smoking drugs, she will have to wear an oxygen mask.

According to her father:

There are nodules around the chest and dark marks. She has 70 percent lung capacity.~ap

Amy Winehouse, 24, fainted last Monday after signing autographs from some of her fans traveling from Canada to meet her. She had walked back into her North London home before the unfortunate incident. She was admitted to a hospital as a precaution. She ended up staying for a week while doctors were trying to determine what caused her to pass out.

According to reports,

Winehouse will stay on schedule to sing at a concert in London on Friday celebrating the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela, the South African Nobel Prize-winner, and plans to take part in the Glastonbury music festival the following day.~ap

It looks like Amy Winehouse is on the road to recovery. Let's hope she realizes she must stop smoking drugs so she can continue to enjoy doing what she does best and live a quality life. Her father has pleaded for her "drug-dependent" friends to stay away.

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Amy Winehouse Diagnosed With Irregular Heartbeat

Amy Winehouse fainted at her home on Monday. After the 24-year-old was hospitalized it was reported that she has been diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat. Sources say tests were inconclusive but the doctors treating her now believe they know what caused her symptoms.

According to reports, Winehouse’s drug use lead to the irregular heartbeat. This may result in a heart attack.

A doctor tells the Sun:

Crack narrows blood vessels and raises pressure. It is toxic to the heart muscle, causing an irregular beat. A heart attack is one of the most common ways for the drug to kill. But if Amy’s lucky, she’ll feel much better in 48 hours.

Amy Winehouse Faints After Greeting Fans

Amy Winehouse fainted in her London home and was hospitalized on Monday after signing autographs for fans who had traveled from Canada to see her.

After going back inside, the 24-year-old passed out. As a precaution, Amy’s father, Mitch, made sure she made it to the hospital. The Doctors are unsure of the cause of the incident and Amy is currently undergoing tests. It is expected that she will remain in the hospital overnight for observation.

According to Amy’s rep:

She’s fine. It was a brief thing and they took her in as a precaution. Her Dad drove her to a private hospital, but they’re unsure what caused it so aren’t taking any chances.

Last year, Amy Winehouse was hospitalized for severe exhaustion, although sources claim it was a drug overdose.


UPDATE: AMY WINEHOUSE DIAGNOSED WITH IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT