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Will someone live forever if he has a internal defibrillator now?
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No.: Icds may help prevent cardiac arrest, but do not prevent the heart from failing due to heart attack, or progressive muscle weakening. Other non-heart conditions can still be fatal, even with an icd.
Answered 9/20/2013
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