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EPISODE · Feb 13, 2026 · 11 MIN

How It Feels for Someone Else to Control Your Heart

from "What's Her Problem?" Podcast · host Debra Rafson

How It Feels for Someone Else to Control Your HeartIssue #27 of "What's Her Problem?": What happens when someone with an ICD, who is 100% pacemaker-dependent, needs to get an MRI?Part 3 of my 5-part series of Heart Month posts, bringing awareness to a variety of topics in cardiology.This week’s questions:Can you imagine what it would feel like to lose control of your heartbeat? Is there a medical test that you have avoided, for fear of it being uncomfortable or unsafe?Links/References:https://open.substack.com/pub/whatsherproblem/p/weird-science?r=heamx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webhttps://open.substack.com/pub/whatsherproblem/p/interview-series-lisa-salberg-founder?r=heamx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=truehttps://www.foundationsem.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/EKG-II-U12-Instructor-Resource-Packet-2.pdfhttps://www.medtronicacademy.com/features/mri-surescan-featurehttps://www.medtronicacademy.com/features/mri-surescan-featureRelated Posts:https://open.substack.com/pub/whatsherproblem/p/what-if-there-had-been-another-treatment?r=heamx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=truehttps://open.substack.com/pub/whatsherproblem/p/holding-my-heartbeat-in-my-hands?r=heamx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=truehttps://open.substack.com/pub/whatsherproblem/p/penicillin-anaphylaxis-and-the-allergist?r=heamx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=truehttps://open.substack.com/pub/whatsherproblem/p/interview-series-lisa-salberg-founder?r=heamx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatsherproblem.substack.com/subscribe

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