Douglas Zipes Quotes
Should the heartbeat get too slow, it will pace it to make it go faster. If the heartbeat gets too fast, it will act to slow it down. The patient needs not think about this at all. 
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Should the heartbeat get too slow, it will pace it to make it go faster. If the heartbeat gets too fast, it will act to slow it down. The patient needs not think about this at all.
- Douglas Zipes
In contrast, if he gets a shock from the device -- and this device can deliver the shock much like you see on (the television show) 'ER' or something with paddles on the chest, the device does it from inside the heart -- then that is something that he will feel, and patients describe it anywhere from a giant hiccup to a mule kick in the chest.
- Douglas Zipes