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5 ways to avoid surgery errors

In this article, a CNN medical reporter offers five things you can do before surgery to help decrease the chances your surgery will become a surgical mistake.
(CNN) UPDATED 07/17/2008
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New compact heart device approved

The HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System is three inches in length and weighs about one pound.
(HealthDay News) UPDATED 04/21/2008
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Conditions: | heart disease - 598 Articles Treatments: | pacemakers/heart implants - 7 Articles
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iPods don't interfere with pacemakers, study finds

http://healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=613952
(MedicineNet.com) UPDATED 03/27/2008
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Conditions: | heart disease - 598 Articles Treatments: | pacemakers/heart implants - 7 Articles
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Study: Heart implants can be hacked

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Implanted heart defibrillators, which automatically shock a fluttering heart back into a normal rhythm, can be hacked from the outside, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
(Reuters) UPDATED 03/12/2008
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Conditions: | heart disease - 598 Articles Treatments: | pacemakers/heart implants - 7 Articles
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Study: iPods interfere with pacemakers

A high school study working with doctors has found that the portable music players may interfere with some heart devices.
(Forbes.com) UPDATED 05/10/2007
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