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New Guidelines Issued for Implanted Heart Devices

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Posted: Thu., May 15, 2008, 01:34 pm
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Topics: Heart & Blood, Cardiac Care, Defibrillators, Heart Devices, Pacemakers, Research, Treatments - Traditional, EmpowHer News
     

By Ed Edelson
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- New guidelines for implanted heart devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators emphasize that they're just one aspect of cardiac care.
     
     
     
     
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Pacemakers Change Biology of the Heart --Study With Dogs Shows Devices Much More Than a Mechanical Fix for Ailing Patients

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Posted: Sat., March 22, 2008, 08:23 am
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Topics: damaged hearts, dog study, improvements, Pacemakers, Treatment, EmpowHer News
     
In dogs with damaged hearts, implanted pacemakers triggered fast improvements in tissue levels and the activity of a number of proteins crucial to heart health, says a Johns Hopkins study. The researchers said their findings are believed to be the first detailed chemical analysis of the biological effects a pacemaker has on the heart. This new information could lead to improvements in the use of combined pacemaker/drug treatments for congestive heart failure patients.

     
     
     
     
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WATCH THIS: Dr. Himanshu H. Shukla Explains What Pacemakers Do

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Posted: Fri., February 1, 2008, 12:17 pm
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Topics: Anemia, Heart & Blood, bradycardia, dizziness, fatigue, Pacemakers, Shukla, Slow Heart Rhythm Disorders, Symptoms, Treatment, Treatments - Traditional, Video
     

Discover the uses of Pacemakers and how that use has changed over the years.


     
     
     
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