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Medical News -
General Medical News - end 2009
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A standard test of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is linked to significant thought-processing problems that improve for most patients within a year after the device is inserted, according to research reported in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, a journal of the American Heart Association. An ICD is a small electronic device that monitors and regulates heartbeat (somewhat similar to a pacemaker). It's inserted into the patient's chest or abdomen and connected to the heart...
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