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Author: American Heart Association

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NHLBI Stops Arrhythmia Study

Author: NHLBI

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institute of Health has stopped a clinical trial comparing two treatments strategies for patients with life-threatening heart arrhythmias: an implantable cardiac defibrillator versus an...

Study: Digital Cell Phones Can Interfere With Pacemakers

Author: GEORGE TIBBITS

SEATTLE (AP) - People fitted with pacemakers should be aware that carrying a digital cellular phone could cause the heart-regulating devices to slow down, shut off or even speed up the heart rate, a researcher says. The first large-scale study on the ...