A British grandfather-of-nine has become the first person in the world to benefit from a pioneering triple-combo heart-failure treatment.
Robert Brind, 63, from Whitstable, Kent, had three new wireless implants fitted over the course of six months to help his heart beat properly again.
One prompts the heart to beat at a normal rate, another makes sure both sides beat in unison, while the third is on standby to shock the heart if it suddenly starts to fail.
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