
Dissolvable pacemaker could make heart surgery less invasive
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This dissolvable pacemaker could make heart surgery less invasive
Millions of Americans spend weeks recovering from heart surgery and other operations to repair brain and bone injuries every year. As special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Chicago, researchers are working on a novel approach to aid in that recovery. The story is part of our “Breakthrough” series.
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Dissolvable pacemaker could make heart surgery less invasive
Clip: 8/31/2021 | 6m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Millions of Americans spend weeks recovering from heart surgery and other operations to repair brain and bone injuries every year. As special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Chicago, researchers are working on a novel approach to aid in that recovery. The story is part of our “Breakthrough” series.
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