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2. Aortic valve replacement - Wikipedia

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   Using this approach, the surgeon replaces the valve through a smaller chest incision (6–10 cm) than that for a median sternotomy. MICS typically requires shorter recovery times, and produces less visible scarring. [41] Alternatively, aortic valve replacement can be performed with right minithoracotomy approach via the 2nd or 3rd intercostal ...

3. Acute decompensated heart failure - Wikipedia

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   Different procedures are available depending on the level of necessity and include coronary artery bypass surgery, heart valve repair or replacement, or heart transplantation. During these procedures, devices such as heart pumps, pacemakers, or defibrillators might be implanted. The treatment of heart disease is rapidly changing and thus new ...

4. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Wikipedia

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   A defibrillator is a machine that produces a defibrillation: electric shocks that can restore the normal heart function of the victim. The common model of defibrillator out of an hospital is the automated external defibrillator (AED), a portable device that is especially easy to use because it produces recorded voice instructions.

5. 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.

6. A Michigan first: Sparrow doctor installs a new type of heart ...

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   A new type of internal heart defibrillator, implanted for the first time in Michigan at Sparrow Hospital, could help younger patients live longer. ... We found the 50 best Christmas gifts for ...

7. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   Illustration of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) or automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) is a device implantable inside the body, able to perform defibrillation, and depending on the type, cardioversion and pacing of the heart.

8. Subcutaneous implantable defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or S-ICD, is an implantable medical device for detecting and terminating ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation in patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest. [1]

9. 100 best discounts for ages 50+: Where to save money for ...

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   Ages 50 and older. Hertz — 20% off base rate. Sixt — 5% discount. Thrifty — 5% discount on time and mileage charges. Ages 55 and older. Advantage — 10% off base rate. Miscellaneous travel ...