Chennai remains heart-happy with pacemakers

Chennai remains heart-happy with pacemakers CHENNAI: The first thought of a pacemaker for anyone is a small white device much like a transistor from the mid-80s, forming a lump under their grandfathers white shirt. But when Wilson Greatbatch - whose implantable pacemaker was sewn up into the body of a patient with an ailing heart - passed away on September 28, it barely made news. However, with the advent of better research and heavily-funded medical...
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Caution: Headphones can interfere with heart devices

Caution: Headphones can interfere with heart devices Study says, patients should not place the iPod headphones close to the chest. ...
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Life's a miracle for this judge with 2 pacemakers

Life's a miracle for this judge with 2 pacemakers 74-year-old Mohini Kapur is the first Indian to be fitted with two pacemakers. ...
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