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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000060086-02-000028
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20021122

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ANGEION CORP/MN
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000815093
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				411579150
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-40187
		FILM NUMBER:		02838231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		350 OAK GROVE PARKWAY
		CITY:			ST PAUL
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55127
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6123152000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		350 OAK GROVE PARKWAY
		CITY:			ST PAUL
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55127

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VERDE VENTURES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880714

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LOEWS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000060086
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		IRS NUMBER:				132646102
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		667 MADISON AVE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10021-8087
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2125452000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		667 MADISON AVE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10021-8087
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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                          (Amendment No.            )
                                         ------------

                              ANGEION CORPORATION
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                               (Name of Issuer)

                                 COMMON STOCK
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   03462H404
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                                (CUSIP Number)

                              November 18, 2002
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

[ ]                              Rule 13d-1(b)
[X]                              Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ]                              Rule 13d-1(d)



CUSIP No. 03462H404
          ---------

  1.  Names of Reporting Persons.

      LOEWS CORPORATION

      I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

      13-2646102

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  2.  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

      (a) ....................................................................
      (b) ....................................................................

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  3.  SEC Use Only ...........................................................

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  4.  Citizenship or Place of Organization.

      DELAWARE CORPORATION

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Number of          5.  Sole Voting Power ............................  421,665
Shares             -----------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially
Owned by           6.  Shared Voting Power ..........................        0
Each Reporting     -----------------------------------------------------------
Person With
                   7.  Sole Dispositive Power .......................  421,665
                   -----------------------------------------------------------

                   8.  Shared Dispositive Power .............................0

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  9.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person ..  421,665

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 10.  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
      Instructions) ..........................................................



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 11.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 ..................11.73%

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 12.  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions).

      CO

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Item
1.

     (a)  Name of Issuer

          ANGEION CORPORATION

     (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

          350 OAK GROVE PARKWAY
          SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA  55127-8599

Item
2.

     (a)  Name of Person Filing

          LOEWS CORPORATION

     (b)  Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

          667 MADISON AVENUE
          NEW YORK, NEW YORK  10021

     (c)  Citizenship

          DELAWARE CORPORATION

     (d)  Title of Class of Securities

          COMMON STOCK

     (e)  CUSIP Number

          03462H404


Item If this statement is filed pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-
3.   2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

     (a)  [  ]  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15
                U.S.C. 78o).

     (b)  [  ]  Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

     (c)  [  ]  Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
               (15 U.S.C. 78c).

     (d)  [  ]  Investment company registered under section 8 of the



                Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

     (e)  [  ]  An investment adviser in accordance with Section 240.13d-
                1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

     (f)  [  ]  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
                Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

     (g)  [  ]  A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
                Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

     (h)  [  ]  A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

     (i)  [  ]  A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
                Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

     (j)  [  ]  Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item Ownership.
4.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

     (a)  Amount beneficially owned:                  421,655
                                     ------------------------.
     (b)  Percent of class:                       11.73%
                            ----------------------------.
     (c)  Number of shares as to which the person has:

          (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote     421,655
                                                         -----------.
          (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote                  0
                                                           ------------------.
          (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                        421,655
                -----------------.
          (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                              0
                ---------------.

Item Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
5.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof
the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five



percent of the class of securities, check the following [  ].

Item Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
6.

     NOT APPLICABLE

Item Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
7.   Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control
     Person.

     NOT APPLICABLE

Item Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
8.

     NOT APPLICABLE

Item Notice of Dissolution of Group
9.

     NOT APPLICABLE



Item Certification
10.

     By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its
     knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired
     and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
     influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
     acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any
     transaction having that purpose or effect.

                                  SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.

                                                      LOEWS CORPORATION



Dated: November 22, 2002                             By:  /s/Gary W. Garson
                                                      ---------------------
                                                      Gary W. Garson
                                                      Senior Vice President
                                                      and Secretary



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