For more than 30 years, Google (NSDQ:GOOG) executive Heidi Dohse has been fully dependent on pacemakers to help power her heart. But that hasn’t stopped her from becoming a competitive cyclist, competing in events around the world.
At DeviceTalks Minnesota, Dohse spoke with Randall Shiestl, VP of R&D at Boston Scientific‘s (NYSE:BSX) global technology unit, about her journey through the healthcare system and into the world of medical technology after she was diagnosed with a rare arrhythmia in 1983. Now on her seventh pacemaker, Dohse shared her story of learning to trust the medical devices that keep her alive.
(Hear more of Dohse’s incredible story at DeviceTalks Boston on Oct. 8-10)
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