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...model the V.P. received--a Medtronic Gem III DR--is a miracle of medical miniaturization, a fully automated, battery-powered, custom-programmed combination pacemaker and defibrillator that can monitor the complex rhythms of the heart and correct any abnormalities it discovers with carefully measured pulses of electricity...
...model the V.P. received - a Medtronic Gem III DR - is a miracle of medical miniaturization, a fully automated, battery-powered, custom-programmed combination pacemaker and defibrillator that can monitor the complex rhythms of the heart and correct any abnormalities it discovers with carefully measured pulses of electricity...
...Cheney's heart rate slows to fewer than 40 or 50 beats per minute, for example, the Gem III DR's pacemaker function will speed it up with a series of short bursts of about 5 volts each. If his heart starts pumping too fast, the defibrillator portion will release longer bursts in quick succession to slow it down. And if it starts beating dangerously fast - more than 200 beats per minute - Gem III DR will restart it with a jolt measuring a few hundred volts (enough to feel like a swift kick in the chest...
...doesn’t get much better—in terms of rather simple, unadorned buildings—than Massachusetts Hall. Sever is also wonderful. For stone, University Hall and Austin Hall are, in different ways, stunning. Memorial Hall is a gem—a rather large and ungainly gem, but still quite wonderful, intricate, large-minded and spirited...
...veteran righthander pitched the game of his life Sunday, spinning a no-hit gem against a potent Big Green offense. Throughout the nine-inning complete game, Crockett was not only unhittable, he was virtually untouchable. He fanned a career-high 14 batters, including five in a row during one stretch, and faced the minimum number of opposing hitters...