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Howie Mandel's heart?  The TV host was hospitalized Monday, Jan.
12, for an irregular heartbeat, not a heart attack as had been
previously rumored, according to celebrity news reports.
"Doctors expect him to be released and back to work [Tuesday],"
says his rep Lewis Kay.  View/Submit Comments for this story
The "Deal or No Deal" host, 53, was shooting in Toronto for his
new NBC show "Howie Do It" when he started to feel ill and was
brought to st. Michael's Hospital. His condition is not believed
to be serious. reports that during a cast physical earlier in
the day, a doctor had said, "I don't like something" while
listening to Mandel's heart and then prescribed him medicine to
regulate his heartbeat. Unfortunately, Mandel allegedly took the
medication without eating first, which may have triggered the
health scare.