Implantable Heart Defibrillators Deliver Shock in More Ways Than One

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Some people have abnormally fast heartbeats, sometimes as fast as 400 beats per minute. A heartbeat this fast can be life-threatening. The solution is an implantable defibrillator. VOA's Carol Pearson has the stories of two people whose lives have been saved by devices implanted directly into their heart.