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A small electronic device that is surgically implanted to stimulate the heart muscle to provide a normal heartbeat

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Cook Medical Announces Rapid Adoption Of Its Breakthrough EVOLUTION(R) Device Designed To Remove Faulty Pacemaker Leads

Published August 29, 2008, 7:10 am, Medical News Today

Cook Medical announced a significant milestone for its EVOLUTION® Mechanical Dilator Sheath technology, an innovative new tool designed to remove faulty, ineffective leads in patients with cardiac pacemakers. To date, 200 medical centers in the United States have adopted the breakthrough technology that utilizes venous entry during pacemaker lead extraction procedures.

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For Good Health, Don't Ignore an Irregular Heartbeat

Published August 29, 2008, 3:33 am, Carteret County News-Times

(ARA) - Does your heart ever beat irregularly? Perhaps you get an occasional flutter, or your heart races or beats slow for a short amount of time. For most people, these occasional, irregular heartbeats are common and harmless.

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Cyberonics shares fall on potential payment cut

Published August 28, 2008, 1:37 pm, INO News

(AP:WASHINGTON) Shares of Cyberonics Inc. fell Thursday after an analyst said the government likely will cut payments for the implantation of some of the company's epilepsy-fighting technology.

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Cyberonics shares fall on potential payment cut

Published August 28, 2008, 12:49 pm, INO News

(AP:WASHINGTON) Shares of Cyberonics Inc. fell Thursday after an analyst said the government likely will cut payments for doctors who help replace the company's epilepsy-fighting implants.

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Watch How To Check Your Blood Pressure At Home

Published August 28, 2008, 3:15 am, Medical News Today

Your blood pressure changes from hour to hour, sometimes minute to minute. Standing up from a chair, watching an exciting show, eating a meal, or being stressed-perhaps because of a visit to the doctor-all influence your blood pressure.

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LHSC site of trials for new heart failure treatment

Published August 27, 2008, 6:29 am, LondonTopic.ca

Patients with heart failure may have new hope in a newly developed device being trialed at London Health Sciences Centre which can potentially improve the quality of their lives.

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Finding 'Lost' Survivors Of Congenital Heart Defects: Stanford Hospital Program Provides Care To Adults Born With ...

Published August 27, 2008, 5:14 am, Medical News Today

Hand a napkin to Jim Wong, and he can quickly diagram the four things that are wrong with his heart. Between sips of coffee, he chats casually about how surgeons implanted one artificial valve, repaired a second valve, sewed up a small hole between the two upper heart chambers and did a maze procedure to stop the arrhythmia that hindered his heartbeat. But Wong considers himself lucky.

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Frankfort Fall Festival coming up Labor Day weekend

Published August 27, 2008, 2:12 am, The Lincoln-Way Sun

The Frankfort Fall Festival was ranked ninth on Sunshine Artist's Annual 2007 Best Classic & Contemporary Crafts list, which ranks the top-selling art and craft shows in the United States.

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A Conversation With Billy Turner

Published August 26, 2008, 9:43 pm, The Tampa Tribune

Chamberlain football coach Billy Turner, 70, will begin his 49th season as a coach and his 29th as Chamberlain's head coach on Friday. As a head coach he has earned 244 victories, making him the all-time winningest active coach in Hillsborough County. He has a 244-149 overall record and a 199-118 record at Chamberlain.

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Increasing Numbers of Seniors are Challenged by Checking Blood Pressure at Home

Published August 26, 2008, 10:40 am, Senior Journal

Aug. 26, 2008 – Senior citizens are more conscious than most of the dangers from hypertension and blood pressure readings are a common topic of discussion. Free machines to take your blood pressure reading are available at pharmacies and increasingly are found in homes.

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