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Graphic: Keeping pace
Pacemakers will become increasingly common as the population ages. This graphic shows what they do. 		Pacemakers can prevent strokes
Singapore's MM Lee had one fitted recently. So what is a pacemaker and what does it do?
"Tell God that He is very, very, very good"
These were the 7-year old's first words after her frightening ordeal where she survives a record 21 days on heart-lung machine. 		Helping Malay heart patients live longer
One in 10 Malays and one in eight Indians die within six months of discharge - compared to just one in 16 Chinese.
 
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