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Evening HeraldSaturday 29 September 2012 Ace hurler fights back after heart scare nightmare Last year he was playing in goals for the Dublin minor hurling team that narrowly missed out on All-Ireland glory – today he’s recovering from a heart condition that nearly killed him. Cormac Ryan (19) from Whitehall, now has a pacemaker and

LUCAN GAZETTEThursday 27 September 2012 Hiromi Mooney Local defibrillator project launched More than 60 people attended the recent launch of the Lucan Community Defibrillator Project in The Lord Lucan pub. The project, entitled, Saving Minutes – Saves Lives, was launched by the Lord Lucan, Fine Gael TD Derek Keating and Jonah Roche, the managing director

  IRISH TIMES HEALTHFriday 21 September 2012 UNRAVELLING CARDIAC CONDUCTION ABNORMALITIES Left, bundle branch block (LBBB) is a high-risk ECG pattern.  Prof William Brady considered a case involving a pre-existing pattern – where a patient had probably experienced some form of significant cardiovascular insult of the left ventricle in the past.  There is an extreme

IRISH TIMES HEALTHTuesday 18 September 2012 JOANNE HUNT  MOVING HEARTS ON A KNIFE’S EDGE A heart transplant requires good timing and involves a great deal of emotion. The first time I saw it I was amazed, and we are still amazed every time we sit it,” says Dr Jim McCarthy of the heart transplants he