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  2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 75, Opens Up About Health After He ... - AOL

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    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 75, sits down with Prevention to share his atrial fibrillation diagnosis and experience. Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a common heart condition that causes irregular heartbeat.

  3. Cox maze procedure - Wikipedia

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    The Cox maze procedure, also known as maze procedure, is a type of heart surgery for atrial fibrillation. "Maze" refers to the series of incisions arranged in a maze -like pattern in the atria . Today, various methods of minimally invasive maze procedures, collectively named minimaze procedures , are used.

  4. Catheter ablation - Wikipedia

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    Catheter ablation is a procedure that uses radio-frequency energy or other sources to terminate or modify a faulty electrical pathway from sections of the heart of those who are prone to developing cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

  5. Left atrial appendage occlusion - Wikipedia

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    The ULTRASEAL LAA device, from Cardia, is a percutaneous, transcatheter device intended to prevent thrombus embolization from the left atrial appendage in patients who have non-valvular atrial fibrillation. As with all Cardia devices (such as: Atrial Septal Defect Closure Device or Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Device), the Ultraseal is fully ...

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    The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos.

  7. Country singer Mark Chesnutt just underwent emergency ... - AOL

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    Country music singer Mark Chesnutt is recovering after undergoing emergency quadruple bypass heart surgery, the singer shared in an Instagram post. Chesnutt, 60, was taken to the hospital due to a ...

  8. Senning procedure - Wikipedia

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    The high chance of developing arrhythmias results in up to 25% of patients who have undergone a Senning or Mustard procedure having a pacemaker by adulthood. [ 5 ] Long-term studies have disclosed that although from the functional capacity standpoint the Senning and the Mustard operation are similar, there is a higher risk of sinus node disease ...

  9. Music may speed up recovery from surgery, scientists say - AOL

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    Reduction in stress hormone levels when listening to music could play important role in a swift recovery