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       * Heart attack
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       * Chest x-ray
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       * Implantable loop recorders
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       * Cardioversion
       * Coronary angioplasty and stents
       * Coronary bypass surgery
       * Heart transplant
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       * Medicines for heart conditions
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       * Heart valve surgery
   
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       * Heart Statistics
       * Heart statistics visualised
       * Research Excellence and Accelerator Awards
       * Our Professors
       * Our science image competition
   
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       * We work with patients and the public for better health and care
       * Changes we want to see in the world
       * We grow support and income
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       * Creating Healthier Environments
       * Excess deaths involving cardiovascular disease: an analysis
       * Legacy of Covid
       * Policy response to Covid-19
       * Strengthening Health & Care systems
       * Turning back the tide on heart and circulatory diseases
       * Working in partnership with others
       * We work with government
   
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