Dr. Douglas Zipes, president of the American College of Cardiology and co-editor of a textbook on the procedure, said the device should prevent unforeseen problems, and the vice president could resume a normal schedule.

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With that in mind, I used it as my main phone for a few weeks to see whether a handful of truly unique hardware extras, and the leap to Windows Phone 8, make it a more viable device than predecessors like the Lumia 900 -- not necessarily for a technology news editor, but certainly for anyone trying to call, chat and navigate through a cold season.

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