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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Martin Bagot

Brit becomes first heart patient to take part in defibrillator implant trial

A world-first trial aiming to cut deaths from sudden cardiac arrests has begun in the UK.

Phil O’Donoghue is the first of 2,500 heart patients to undergo surgery for the experiment.

It will look at which defibrillators fitted in their chest can provide a life-saving shock to reset the heart.

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