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Cheney Leaves Hospital After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator is Replaced
(CardiovascularWeb News)
SUNDAY, July 29, 2007
US Vice President Dick Cheney, 66, had surgery Saturday to replace parts of a implantable
cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implanted back in June 30, 2001. The device is a sealed unit that
includes a battery and serves both as a pacemaker and a defibrillator to shock and reset the heart
back into normal heart rhythm if necessary. Read more......
Cheney Leaves Hospital After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator is Replaced
(CardiovascularWeb News)
SUNDAY, July 29, 2007
US Vice President Dick Cheney, 66, had surgery Saturday to replace parts of a implantable
cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implanted back in June 30, 2001. The device is a sealed unit that
includes a battery and serves both as a pacemaker and a defibrillator to shock and reset the heart
back into normal heart rhythm if necessary. Read more......
Featured News
Study Indicates Diabetes Drug Avandia and Actos Double the Risk of Heart Failure
(CardiovascularWeb News)
FRIDAY, July 27, 2007
Today, a study in Diabetes Care reported that patients taking either of the diabetes drug Avandia
(rosiglitazone) and Actos (pioglitazone) have twice the risk of suffering from heart failure than people
not on the drugs. Read more......
Study Indicates Diabetes Drug Avandia and Actos Double the Risk of Heart Failure
(CardiovascularWeb News)
FRIDAY, July 27, 2007
Today, a study in Diabetes Care reported that patients taking either of the diabetes drug Avandia
(rosiglitazone) and Actos (pioglitazone) have twice the risk of suffering from heart failure than people
not on the drugs. Read more......