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An artificial pace-maker is implanted su...

An artificial pace-maker is implanted subcutaneously and connected to the heart in patients:

A

Having 90% blockage of the three main coronary arteries

B

haing a very high blood pressure

C

With irregularity in the heart rhythm

D

Suffering from arteriosclerosis

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