pacemaker

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The first wholly implantable pacemaker was placed in a dog in 1958 and in a human two years later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Investigators consider the octogenarian a “vulnerable adult” owing to her difficulty walking, pacemaker and a heart condition that required daily medication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

At 02:28, the app on her pacemaker, an implanted cardiac device, disconnected from her phone.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Although Nancy Guthrie is of sound mind, family have said she has physical ailments and uses a pacemaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

In medicine, a new generation of pacemaker could regulate a person’s heartbeat for decades, rather than needing to be replaced every two years.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson