In the past, an irregular heart rhythm was treated by using a drug to help regulate the beat. There is a treatment that can also regulate heart rhythms that has replaced drugs in some cases. What is that treatment? pacemaker angioplasty clot-dissolving drugs myocardial infarction
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A pacemaker is a small device that's placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms. This device uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate. Show more…
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