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Eighty-year-oldNovatoresidentJohnIrvine was enjoying a leisurely retirement, keeping fit with a
daily two-mile walk. Then, he began experiencing fatigue and shortness of breath. After several trips to his
local Emergency Room, John was diagnosed with bradycardia, or slow heartbeat. He needed a pacemaker
right away. He was referred to Sujoya Dey, MD, Medical Director of Electrophysiology at Marin General
Hospital, one of the few Bay Area hospitals to offer the revolutionary Micra
™
Transcatheter Pacing System.
Conventional pacemakers are surgically implanted, but the tiny Micra
™
device is introduced minimally
invasively through a vein in the groin and threaded up to the heart. Patients go home the next day and, as
John can attest, recovery is almost immediate. He was back to enjoying his favorite Marin places in no time.
20 October 21, 2018 Senior Information Fair A Marketing Supplement of the Marin Independent Journal | marinij.com
