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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Lifestyle
Miriam Stoppard

'New cardiac arrest research prompts current treatment rethink to save patients'

Every now and again, research gives us a glimpse of the future and the latest science from ­Imperial College London does just that. And it couldn’t be about a more important topic – the heart.

The research says patients who survive a heart attack together with sudden cardiac arrest are at increased risk of dying in the following six years.

Most heart attacks, however, don’t lead to sudden cardiac arrest. But when this occurs, heart attack is a common cause.

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