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The Cardiovascular System

Question 10 • 24 - 25 CR - Biology B (0411KB)

In the past, an irregular heart rhythm was treated by using a drug to help regulate the beat. There is a treatment that can also regulate heart rhythms that has replaced drugs in some cases. What is that treatment?

Answer
A
pacemaker
B
angioplasty
C
clot-dissolving drugs
D
myocardial infarction

Explanation

A pacemaker sends small electrical impulses to help the heart maintain a regular rhythm. It can be used instead of medication in some cases of an irregular heartbeat. Angioplasty opens narrowed blood vessels, while a myocardial infarction is a heart attack.

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