South Carolina’s 76-year-old governor McMaster to undergo procedure to fix minor irregular heartbeat

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster plans to be put under anesthesia Friday to fix a minor irregular heartbeat, his office said. The 76-year-old governor is being treated for atrial fibrillation where some chambers of the heart beat out of sync with the others, his office said in a statement Thursday afternoon. She called it relatively simple and said the governor has undergone extensive tests that show his heart appears normal and has “no evidence of significant coronary artery disease,” according to a statement from McMaster’s office. McMaster is the oldest governor in South Carolina history and the third-oldest governor who is current serving in the U.S.