Helping unhealthy heartsNorthernLife.caJust a few weeks ago, David Schram couldn't lie down to sleep because so much fluid had built up in his lungs due to his congestive heart failure. Thanks to treatment he received through Health Sciences North&…
Boston Sci's PROMUS Element Plus PtCr Stent Debuts in Europe – Medgadget.com
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Audit reveals patchy access to heart failure specialist nurses – Nursing Times
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Pat's Place: Multiple Myeloma Survivors Need To Take Regular “Myeloma Breaks” – The Myeloma Beacon
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Cuba Baseball Great Lourdes Gourriel Suffers Heart Failure – Havana Times
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Heart Failure Linked to Loss of Cerebral Gray Matter – Doctors Lounge
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Medicare Pay Policy on Transplant Drugs Slammed – MedPage Today
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LHSC celebrates 600th heart transplant – DigitalJournal.com (press release)
LHSC celebrates 600th heart transplantDigitalJournal.com (press release)2, 2012 /CNW/ – Thanks to successful heart transplant surgery performed at London Health Sciences Centre, Desmond Dias has a new lease on life. He also has the honour of making his…
LHSC celebrates 600th heart transplant – Canada NewsWire (press release)
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Organ Donor Signups, Blood Drive And Health Fair Coming To Life Care Center Of … – The Chattanoogan
Organ Donor Signups, Blood Drive And Health Fair Coming To Life Care Center Of …The ChattanooganLife Care Center of East Ridge invites the community to participate in organ donor signups, a blood drive and a miniature health fair event on Thursday, F…