Medtronic Is Saving a Tasmanian Devil's Life
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A Tasmanian devil at the San Diego Zoo can get back to his devilish ways, thanks to a Medtronic pacemaker.
Nick, a 6-year-old Tasmanian devil, received the second pacemaker every implanted into a member of his species, on May 11. He was returned to his enclosure last week.
Zoo veterinarians had noticed that Nick was moving slowly and had been collapsing. A check of his heart revealed that it was pumping inefficiently and skipping beats. Veterinary cardiologist Joao Orvalho determined that Nick had a complete atrioventricular block, which was stopping conduction through the atrioventricular node.
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A Tasmanian devil at the San Diego Zoo can get back to his devilish ways, thanks to a Medtronic pacemaker.
Nick, a 6-year-old Tasmanian devil, received the second pacemaker every implanted into a member of his species, on May 11. He was returned to his enclosure last week.
Zoo veterinarians had noticed that Nick was moving slowly and had been collapsing. A check of his heart revealed that it was pumping inefficiently and skipping beats. Veterinary cardiologist Joao Orvalho determined that Nick had a complete atrioventricular block, which was stopping conduction through the atrioventricular node.
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