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Outstanding care at every level from Fairfield Coronary Care Unit staff - Bury Times 24th September 2009
I recently had the misfortune to suffer a heart attack at my home in Bury.
I was taken to the Coronary Care Unit at Faifield Hospital and later moved to Manchester Royal Infirmary where a team was waiting to carry out an angioplasty procedure (a tube inserted into a coronary artery) after which I was returned returned to the CCU at Fairfield.
Swine flu surge could cause a wave of heart attacks this autumn - Daily Mail 22nd September 2009
People with flu are far more likely to have heart attacks, according to a scientific study published today.
Scientists from University College London studied mortality figures for heart attacks during flu outbreaks over the past 75 years.
Smoking bans may reduce heart attacks by more than a third - The Guardian 21st September 2009
The number of heart attacks has fallen steeply in countries where bans on smoking in public places have been introduced, according to two independent reviews
Swine flu pandemic could trigger spate of heart attacks, doctors warn - The Times 22nd September 2009
The swine flu pandemic could trigger a spate of heart attacks if rates of illness surge as predicted this autumn, doctors warned.
Patients with heart disease are being advised to accept a vaccine against H1N1 swine flu as it becomes available next month in order to reduce the risk of fatal complications.
Smoking ban heart gains 'massive' - BBC Health News 21st September 2009
Bans on smoking in public places have had a bigger impact on preventing heart attacks than ever expected, data shows.
Smoking bans cut the number of heart attacks in Europe and North America by up to a third, two studies report.
Smoking ban reduces heart attacks - Daily Telegraph 14th September 2009
The smoking ban has led to a fall in the number of heart attacks of about 10 per cent, according to a government study.
Smoking ban cuts heart attacks - The Independent 14th September 2009
The ban on smoking in public places has triggered a greater-than-expected fall in the number of heart attacks.
Early results of a study commissioned by the Department of Health revealed heart attack rates dropped by about 10 per cent in England in the year after the ban was introduced in July 2007, The Sunday Times reported.
Heart attacks plummet after smoking ban - The Sunday Times 13th September 2009
THE ban on public smoking has caused a fall in heart attack rates of about 10%, a study has found.
Researchers commissioned by the Department of Health have found a far sharper fall than they had expected in the number of heart attacks in England in the year after the ban was imposed in July 2007.
Heart attacks drop by tenth due to smoking ban - The Sunday Telegraph 13th September 2009
The ban on smoking in public places has triggered a 10 per cent fall in the number of heart attacks.
Smoking ban has led to dramatic fall in heart attack rates - Daily Mail 13th September 2009
The ban on smoking in public has led to a dramatic fall in heart attack rates, it was claimed today.
Researchers say the number of heart attacks in England plummeted by 10 per cent in the year after the ban was imposed in July 2007.
Broken hearts mend with 'patch' - BBC Health News 24th August 2009
A team of Israeli scientists has developed a potential way to fix the damage from heart attacks.
A "patch" has been made from heart muscle that can be used to fix scarring left over from a heart attack.
Heart attack victims 'lack ongoing support' - The Independent 24th Augsut 2009
Plans to provide follow-up care for heart attack victims have fallen drastically short of government targets, with two thirds of sufferers failing to receive proper treatment to help their rehabilitation.
New figures accounting for 83,540 people found that only 34 per cent of heart attack sufferers were referred to a cardiac rehabilitation programme, despite government targets to have 85 per cent of heart patients referred to such programmes within two years.
Heart patients missing out on life-saving care after surgery - The Times 24th August 2009
Two thirds of heart-attack survivors are not getting promised follow-up advice and treatment that could help them to live longer, a charity’s report says today.
A national audit commissioned by the British Heart Foundation found that only 34 per cent of 83,500 heart attack victims took part in a cardiac rehabilitation programme after coming out of hospital.
Case study: 'I felt completely on my own after heart surgery' - The Times 24th August 2009
Anne-Marie Hitchman underwent a triple heart bypass in 2003, after suffering a heart attack.
After leaving hospital she “fell through the cracks” and was not able to access rehabilitation services.
Fears raised over cardiac rehab - BBC Health News 23rd August 2009
The recovery of heart attack victims and other cardiac patients is being put at risk because they are not getting proper rehab care, an audit suggests.
The survey of cardiac rehab services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland found 38% of the 135,000 eligible patients received the care last year.
What's the difference between heart attack and heart failure? - Daily Mail 13th July 2009
The death of Michael Jackson following cardiac arrest prompted questions of the difference between that and a heart attack. It is important to understand a few facts about the heart.
Its job is to be a pump, pushing blood around the body. It does this by 'beating' – squeezing the blood out and pushing it on its way.
Grandfather left dying as paramedic carried out 16-minute risk assessment outside his home - Daily Mail 7th July 2009
A grandfather was left dying while a paramedic spent 16 minutes carrying out a health and safety check on his flat.
Roy Adams, 61, was told to leave the entrance to his home open for emergency workers after he dialled 999 for medical help following a suspected heart attack.
Heart attack man 'saved 12 times' - BBC Health News 19th June 2009
A man whose heart was re-started 12 times has been reunited with the Welsh Ambulance Service staff who saved him.
Three ambulance staff fought for an hour to save 35-year-old builder Ian Burston after he suffered a massive heart attack at his girlfriend's home.
Girl, three, sings Mamma Mia as she comes round from meningitis - The Telegraph 26th May 2009
A three-year-old girl struck down by meningitis recovered and came round singing the words to the Abba song Mamma Mia days after her family were told to kiss her goodbye.
Meningitis girl in coma wakes up singing Abba's Mamma Mia - Daily Mail 26th May 2009
When little Layla Towsey was struck down by meningitis, her family was told to kiss her goodbye.
The three-year-old from Gidea Park in Essex, fell ill last month and suffered a heart attack just two hours after being admitted to hospital.
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