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2. Artificial cardiac pacemaker - Wikipedia

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   The pacemaker patient may find that some types of everyday actions need to be modified. For instance, the shoulder harness of a vehicle seatbelt may be uncomfortable if it falls across the pacemaker insertion site. Women will not be able to wear bras for a while after the operation, and later might have to wear bras with wide shoulder straps.

3. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   The difference between pacemakers and ICDs is that pacemakers are also available as temporary units and are generally designed to correct slow heart rates, i.e. bradycardia, while ICDs are often permanent safeguards against sudden life-threatening arrhythmias. S-ICD lead and generator position Sketch of an already-implanted cardioverter ...

4. How a Surprising Diagnosis from My Cardiologist Led to Open ...

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   Dr. Wulff detected atrial fibrillation while listening to my heart. Another echocardiogram confirmed the AFib. ... The implantation of a pacemaker was scheduled for 2:30 p.m. that Thursday. The ...

5. 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 ...

6. Patient one of first to be fitted with new pacemaker the size ...

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   A 76-year-old man has become one of the first people in the country to be fitted with a new pacemaker 10 times smaller than a standard device and with a battery that can last for up to 20 years.

7. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   Atrial fibrillation (A-fib). An irregular and often very fast heart rate. ... A pacemaker. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (a device that shocks your heart into a normal rhythm when needed ...