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New Pacemaker Zaps Your Heart Before Melting Away

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This is a temporary medical device with a permanent fix.

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Northwestern University

Fun fact: Your heart doesn’t need a brain, or a body for that matter, to beat. That’s because it has its own electrical system independent of your nervous system.

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