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2. 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 ...

3. Pacemaker - Wikipedia

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   A pacemaker, also known as an artificial cardiac pacemaker, is an implanted medical device that generates electrical pulses delivered by electrodes to one or more of the chambers of the heart. Each pulse causes the targeted chamber(s) to contract and pump blood, [ 3 ] thus regulating the function of the electrical conduction system of the heart .

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   Stent procedure. Coronary artery bypass surgery. Heart transplant. Radiofrequency ablation. When heart arrest occurs outside of a hospital, the main treatment is a shock with an automatic external ...

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

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   Patients with heart failure are misdiagnosed at a rate of 16% in hospitals and nearly 70% when general practitioners refer patients to specialists, according to a study in the Journal of Cardiac ...