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2. Transcutaneous pacing - Wikipedia

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   It should not be confused with defibrillation (used in more serious cases, in ventricular fibrillation and other shockable rhythms) using a manual or automatic defibrillator, though some newer defibrillators can do both, and pads and an electrical stimulus to the heart are used in transcutaneous pacing and defibrillation.

3. Automated external defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   An automated external defibrillator or automatic electronic defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, [1] and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electricity which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to re ...

4. Defibrillation - Wikipedia

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   Defibrillation is a treatment for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, specifically ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib) and non-perfusing ventricular tachycardia (V-Tach). [1] [2] A defibrillator delivers a dose of electric current (often called a counter-shock) to the heart.

5. What is an AED? This medical device can save lives after ...

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   About 90% of the 350,000 cardiac arrests that happen outside a hospital each year are fatal. However, a simple medical device, an automated external defibrillator (AED), can save lives. According ...

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) ... Procedures such as angioplasty or stent placement in the affected vessel ...

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 ...