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Uncommon card · Science
Pacemaker, an Uncommon card
A pacemaker, also known as an artificial cardiac pacemaker, is an implanted medical device that generates electrical pulses delivered by electrodes to one or more of the chambers of the heart.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 176
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 180,000
Power 176 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Pacemaker quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Pacemaker card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Modern pacemakers are externally programmable and allow a ______ to select the optimal pacing modes for individual patients.
Answer
cardiologist. Modern pacemakers are externally programmable and allow a cardiologist to select the optimal pacing modes for individual patients. From the Pacemaker article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Children's literature. Children's literature 92 · Pacemaker 84 · Giardiasis 79 · Chrysippus 76 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Each pulse causes the targeted chamber to contract and pump blood, thus regulating the function of the electrical conduction system of the heart.
- The primary purpose of a pacemaker is to maintain an even heart rate, either because the heart's natural cardiac pacemaker provides an inadequate or irregular heartbeat, or because there is a block in the heart's electrical conduction system.
- Modern pacemakers are externally programmable and allow a cardiologist to select the optimal pacing modes for individual patients.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Pacemaker article was read about 180,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Pacemaker
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Pacemaker (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Steven Fruitsmaak, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
