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• n  a leading instance in its field
• n  a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
• n  an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker
• n  a horse used to set the pace in racing

• Though larger studies still need to be done, many researchers believe this new concept of a pacemaker for the brain may well mark the beginning of a revolution in .
• Fairman's pacemaker, about the size of a pocket transistor radio, weighed only 12 oz.
• The trouble with pacemakers .

• pacesetter
• cardiac pacemaker
• sinoatrial node
• SA node
• artificial pacemaker
• pacer

News & Articles

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• Emmys 2013: Kevin Bacon talks flawed characters, TV violence
  Kevin Bacon's character on the crime drama "The Following," former FBI agent Ryan Hardy, doesn't have it easy. Season 1 found him matching wits with an old nemesis — the serial killer who left him with a nasty scar and a pacemaker — while grappling with alcoholism and personal demons.
  June 13, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
• RBHS student newspaper honored with journalism awards
  The Clarion, the student-run newspaper at Riverside Brookfield High School, is primarily an online publication. It received the Online Pacemaker Award from the National Scholastic Press Association earlier this year.
  June 13, 2013 - Huntley Farmside
• CITGO® Lubricants Receives GE Jenbacher Approval for Pacemaker® GEO LFG LA 40
  HOUSTON, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CITGO Lubricants recently launched its Pacemaker GEO LFG LA 40 Gas Engine Oil with the exclusive GE Jenbacher seal of approval. Designed for biogas operating conditions, ...
  June 11, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Meseret Defar in ABC News
  Everything was perfect today,Defar said. "I knew I could break the record after two kilometers. The pacemaker was great, and it was not a problem to continue with the pace alone because I've trained hard in the past few weeks."
• Johnny Murtagh in Sydney Morning Herald
  Yeats needs to cruise at a high tempo and he was able to today, plus the ground was better for him,Murtagh told The Racing Post. "Today we had a good pacemaker who gave me a lead until the straight."
• Martin Bulloch in guardian.co.uk
  I've been having some problems with my pacemaker for the duration of the tour and it unfortunately culminated in me being sent to the emergency room,Bulloch explained on the band's website. "The doctors there initially thought I would have...