There’s no such thing as a textbook heart attack
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There’s no such thing as a textbook heart attack

Philippa Hobson Senior cardiac nurse, British Heart Foundation

Nurses need to know the truth about myocardial infarction – it could save lives

There’s a common misconception, fuelled by the media, that a heart attack is always a sudden and quick event – but this isn’t the case.

Nursing Standard. 34, 12, 51-52. doi: 10.7748/ns.34.12.51.s20

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