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  2. Pacemaker - Wikipedia

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    They began designing and testing their implantable cardiac pacemaker powered by a new longer-life lithium battery in 1971. The first patient to receive a CPI pacemaker emerged from surgery in June 1973. [87] [89] Liza Morton was fitted with an implantable pacemaker at 11 days old in 1978, at Glasgow’s Yorkhill hospital, Scotland.

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

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    Patients who have fewer or less severe health issues may have a nearly normal life expectancy with a pacemaker, according to the Cleveland Clinic. As for Schwarzenegger, he’s barely missed a beat.

  4. 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.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Coronary artery bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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    Around 60% of patients will be angina-free 10 years after their operation. [33] Myocardial infarction is rare five years after a CABG, but its risk increases with time. [34] The risk of sudden death for CABG patients is low. [34] Quality of life is also high for at least five years, then can slowly start to decline. [35]

  7. 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 ...

  8. Management of heart failure - Wikipedia

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    Rapid weight increase is generally due to fluid retention. Weight gain of more than 2 pounds is associated with admission to the hospital for heart failure. [6] Sodium restriction – excessive sodium intake may precipitate or exacerbate heart failure, thus a "no added salt" diet (60–100 mmol total daily intake) is recommended for patients ...

  9. The Wanted’s Max George Wrote His Will from Hospital Bed ...

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    Related: The Wanted's Max George Reveals He Will Spend Christmas in the Hospital After Doctors Found 'Issues with My Heart' He was then taken for a CT scan on Dec. 15, later getting his pacemaker ...