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  • Melanie’s ‘miracle’ heart transplant a gift of life this Christmas

    24 December 2021

    Mother-of-two from Essex thanks her donor following three year wait for a heart transplant which she thought may never come.

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  • HLRI: Pioneering heart and lung research institute moves a step closer to completion with building handover

    15 December 2021

    The Heart and Lung Research Institute will create the largest centre for heart and lung research, education, academic-industrial collaboration, and clinical care in Europe. 

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  • Father-of-four discharged home against the odds after four months in hospital with COVID-19

    13 December 2021

    Peter, 46, was unvaccinated and tested positive at the end of July. After needing the most serious form of respiratory support - ECMO - for nearly three months, he is now heading home.

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  • Coronary sinus reducer: New regional service launched for previously untreatable heart condition

    6 December 2021

    An innovative procedure called coronary sinus reducer offers a new hope to patients across the East of England living with refractory angina.

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  • Stevenage woman undergoes serious lung operation on BBC Two television programme

    24 November 2021

    Dannee, 30, needs a portion of her lung and section of her airway removing in episode three of series four of 'Surgeons: At the Edge of Life' on BBC Two.

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  • Surgeons programme returns with major heart operation on 80-year-old Norwich grandmother

    18 November 2021

    A grandmother-of-two from Norwich will have three of her four heart valves operated on in episode two of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

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