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Heart Health Center Heart Health Center Reduce Risk Heart Disease Related Conditions From Richard N. Fogoros, M.D., your Guide to Heart Health Center This week: Living with an implantable defibrillator. And - Coffee and heart disease. The Implantable Defibrillator The implantable defibrillator is a small, surgically implanted device that monitors the heart rhythm, and automatically delivers a shock to the heart if a life-threatening heart rhythm suddenly occurs.  These... Read more Coffee And Heart Disease Until recently it was commonly believed, by both doctors and non-professionals, that drinking coffee was bad for the heart.  Coffee, it was said, made cholesterol levels and blood pressure go... Read more Should Beta Blockers Be Used During Surgery In Heart Patients? Until very recently, major professional guidelines strongly recommended placing heart patients on beta blockers during and for some period of time after non-cardiac surgery.  But now it appears that the... Read more Pacemakers and defibrillators Articles and links about cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators. Related Searches Heart Disease Risk Heart Failure Heart Attack Cardiac Heart Heart Palpitations Featured Articles Palpitations and arrhythmias Reducing your risk for heart disease Heart surgery, congenital problems, and, more Women and heart disease Syncope (fainting) Atrial fibrillation   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Richard N. Fogoros, M.D. Heart Health Center Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Heart Health Center newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com   Must Reads Assess Your Risk of Heart Disease Keep Your Heart Healthy Symptoms of Heart Disease How To Survive a Heart Attack The Basics On Coronary Artery Disease   Follow me on: Advertisement