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Heart Disease Scan Breakthrough

Heart disease explored, including infections, operations and a powerful ultrasound scanner

Heart disease explored, including infections, operations and a powerful ultrasound scanner. The launch of a scanner that makes it possible to get twice as much detail of the heart and other soft tissues, in half the time of traditional scanners. Also in the programme, a look at the 'octopus method' used to keep parts of the heart still while operating and how common infections like chlamydia appear to be causing heart disease.

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14 minutes

91热爆 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project