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News items on 'Arrhythmias'
Me and my operation: Surgeons cured my dicky heart with giant magnets
(Daily Mail 03/03/2009)
A million Britons suffer from arrhythmia, or faulty heart rhythm. It's often treated using heat to destroy the heart muscle causing the problem. Kevin Freestone, 26, a builder from Kent, was one of the first people to benefit from a faster, less risky technique using one-tonne magnets. He tells THEA JOURDAN his story and his cardiologist explains the procedure.
Arrhythmia: The hidden heart problem
(The Independent 10/02/2009)
It was only when she collapsed suddenly on the Tube that Jane Feinmann learnt she had arrhythmia - and that thousands in Britain die each year without even knowing they're at risk. Of the 120,000 UK deaths from arrhythmia every year, 80% could be prevented. "It was like a nightmare you wake up from feeling relieved that it was only a dream. Several pairs of eyes stared down at me"...
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