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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. 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 ...

4. Coronary artery bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   The first uses a cardiopulmonary bypass machine, a machine which takes over the functions of the heart and lungs during surgery by circulating blood and oxygen. With the heart in cardioplegic arrest, harvested arteries and veins are used to connect across problematic regions—a construction known as surgical anastomosis.

5. My 2-year-old daughter needed a pacemaker. That spurred me to ...

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   Heart disease is consistently the leading U.S. cause of death and accounts for larger medical costs than any other condition. By 2035, the American Heart Association projects that 45% of Americans ...

6. Ventricular assist device - Wikipedia

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   The LVAD is the most common device applied to a defective heart (it is sufficient in most cases; the right side of the heart is then often able to make use of the heavily increased blood flow), but when the pulmonary arterial resistance is high, then an (additional) right ventricular assist device (RVAD) might be necessary to resolve the ...

7. Max George reveals hospital return after concerning feeling ...

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   The Wanted star, 36, shared a health update to his Instagram page on Monday, 30 December, after having a pacemaker fitted in a two-and-a-half-hour operation to treat a 2:1 heart block.