. Page 66, Febreary’ 2s, 1979 - Sunday News Most of-the half-a-million ” people around the world -who have pacemakers ‘controlling their heartbeats lead lives like those led by other People | the same age. Pacemaker wearers. = climb mountains, are cheerleaders and even ‘have run in the “Boston marathon. However, every so often the pacemaker wearer has to check in with his or her physician to. monitor the * Betformance of the heart and the tiny device that controls: the rate at which it _ _beats. . Today, new advances in “electronics and medicine let these patients check in with their doctor without ever leaving home. They do it b _ telephone. y A device called the telephone monitoring system ‘allows the patient to send an instantaneous electrical report of both his heart and pacemaker performance to his physician. ‘This transmission is made ‘simply by dialing the physician’s office, attaching sensors from the monitoring system to his fingers, and letting the monitor do the rest. It sends a high quality electrocardiogram and other information, to the doctor's receiving | unit.’ _ \When.the physician, or his assistant, determines that an . adequate ‘measure of the patient's heart performance has been made. a button is pressed which signals the | patient to pick up the phone. After setting up another appointment (usually for a month or two later), the procedure is completed. The patient is spared the time and much of the ex- pense of an office visit. The . ‘physician is able to keep electronic tabs on _ -his - patient's performance. — Early models of this device required the placement of large elec- trodes under the | patient's armpits. Often, to enhance electrical conductivity, they had to be dipped in a salt water solution. Needless to Say, it was uncomfortable. Today’s advanced telephone monitoring systems are smaller and work with tiny finger-tip electrodes which simply slip on the finger of the patient. In fact, for pacemaker patients, letting their fingers do the talking is the preferred way to make an office call to their physician. |Wards Plant Place Specializing in Tropical & Flowering Plants ; effective till Mar. 3/79 Tropical Plants — 8°’ pots —10 varieties 6° Your choice Hanging Plant —-large tull trailing plant, also known as Devil's Ivy » 988 Open Sundays 12-5 p.m. Ward’s Plant Place 175 E. 3rd (Corner St. Georges & 3rd) Foo, 980-8118 vo st ee 4979 Plymouth Volaré Premier Wagon ; 1979 Plymouth Duster space, plus optional lockable storage bin covers and power liftgate release. fz, A powerful 225 6-cylinder engine KY comes standard. It’s economy minded, and built for performance. New colours, dashing new trims and interiors let you make Plymouth Volaré personally yours. Desirable options include automatic speed control, electronic digital clock, 4-speaker AM/FM Stereo, convertibie T- bar roof on coupes. W)) The prestige of driving a best seller, plus a sensible price 1970 tagforcarsofsuch ,. “Plymouth Volaré Sedan quality and dimension. 1 ) Proven Electronic Ignition Wy system, and unique front Check these good reasons. You'll likely find lots more of your own when you see and price the impressive 1979 Plymouth Volaré lineup at your Plymouth dealer's showroom. ¥) New Electronic Spark Control system FA comes with V8 engines, to provide fuel efficiency and smooth engine performance. yt YY New electric choke heater circuit {9 is designed for cold engine starts, to get you started and keep you going in any weather, Efficient size, ad? real comfort room inside. Sedans and wag- ons have seat belts for six, while some others in this class only seat five. A More than 16 cu. ft. of usable trunk suspension for the road-holding ride of a A in sedans and coupes, with new much larger car. space-saving compact spare tire. Chrysler 3-year Anti-Corrosion Carry-all’ Warranty for perforation caused ‘Sy wagons have by corrosion. Unlimited distance, no over 73 cu.ft. of cargo extra cost. outh dealer has AND LOOK! 7 mI to buroriease PLYMOUTH DUSTER IS BACK Yes for 1979 there's a new Plymouth “ Duster Rakish and sporty inside and out Plymouth Duster made a lot of people happy Let the new 1979 Plymouth Duster bring happiness to you! CHAYSLER CANADA tTO