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Heart Disease Treatment Protocol That Reduces Heart Attack Mortality

PUBLISHED ON: Mar 18, 2017 | Duration: 06:13 Min

When dealing with some health issues - every second is important, especially when you talk about heart disease. Doctors in Tamil Nadu created a hub and spoke pattern, wherein the patients with a heart attack were sent to the bigger 'hub' hospital for the Coronary Angiography. With a preset model in place, a lot more people were able to get the proper treatment.

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