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Published online 5 August 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040802-17
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Defibrillators get less shocking
Implant targets scar tissue to kick-start heart more gently.
For the millions of people who carry a defibrillator inside their chest, cheating death is a shocking experience. But a technique that manipulates the rotating electrical waves that cause fibrillation could dramatically reduce the electrical jolt needed to get a heart pumping properly again.
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