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New cardiac device records long-term data
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Dr. Arif Ahmad holds up an insertable cardiac monitor to give scale to the tiny device. (Times photo: Tom Holm)
MONROE - Monroe Clinic has begun implanting tiny heart monitoring devices to help diagnose patients who have fainting problems or other heart-related problems. "It looks just like a dried out pimple after it's inserted," Dr. Arif Ahmad said. Dr. Ahmad is a cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Monroe Clinic, where he has worked for about nine years.