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2. Artificial cardiac pacemaker - Wikipedia

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   Complications from having surgery to implant a pacemaker are uncommon (each 1-3% approximately), but could include: infection where the pacemaker is implanted or in the bloodstream; allergic reaction to the dye or anesthesia used during the procedure; swelling, bruising or bleeding at the generator site, or around the heart, especially if the ...

3. Cardiomyoplasty - Wikipedia

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   Cardiomyoplasty is a surgical procedure in which healthy muscle from another part of the body is wrapped around the heart to provide support for the failing heart. [1] Most often the latissimus dorsi muscle is used for this purpose. A special pacemaker is implanted to make the skeletal muscle contract.

4. Cardiac pacemaker - Wikipedia

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   An artificial cardiac pacemaker (or artificial pacemaker, so as not to be confused with the natural cardiac pacemaker) or just pacemaker is an implanted medical device that generates electrical impulses delivered by electrodes to the chambers of the heart either the upper atria, or lower ventricles to cause the targeted chambers to contract and ...

5. Senning procedure - Wikipedia

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   The Senning procedure is an atrial switch heart operation performed to treat transposition of the great arteries. It is named after its inventor, the Swedish cardiac surgeon Åke Senning (1915–2000), also known for implanting the first permanent cardiac pacemaker in 1958.

6. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   A pacemaker Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (a device that shocks your heart into a normal rhythm when needed) Electric cardioversion (a shock to your heart to restore its rhythm)

7. Arnold Schwarzenegger just got a pacemaker. Here's what to ...

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   The procedure is fairly simple, and can be sometimes done as an outpatient procedure. How long someone will live after getting a pacemaker “really depends on why they needed the pacemaker ...

8. Cardiac resynchronization therapy - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT or CRT-P) is the insertion of electrodes in the left and right ventricles of the heart, as well as on occasion the right atrium, to treat heart failure by coordinating the function of the left and right ventricles via a pacemaker, a small device inserted into the anterior chest wall.

9. Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu fitted with a pacemaker - AOL

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   The procedure happened at Tel Hashomer Hospital, says the statement. The prime minister was sedated during the surgery. ... Pacemaker implantation is a common treatment.” ...