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SOME heart patients being fitted with stents at the National Heart Centre have a new alternative to sedation to calm their nerves - soft music and soothing images. Patients usually remain awake while they are being checked for blocked arteries or being fitted with stents, small wire cages that keep their previously blocked blood vessels open. The procedure takes 45 minutes to 11/2 hours in rooms that are generally sterile and cold.
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