'No pulse, no problem': Learning to live with a life-saving device - WHYY
When Chris Donges was diagnosed with heart failure in 2018, he was given two options: Wait for a heart transplant or implant a medical device onto his heart.
Chris doctors removed the fluid and would only let him leave the hospital on one condition: He had to wear a LifeVest, a device that monitors life-threatening arrhythmia. Some vests can provide shock… [+7435 chars]
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