It's important for patients to understand as much about their disease or medical condition as possible. The information that you find here on the heart and blood vessels has been written for the benefit of non-medical laypersons by Dr Tim Kenny BMedSci, MB BS, MRCGP, DCH who has had 10 years experience as a GP principal.
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