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Every 3 minutes someone dies from a cardiovascular disease
Over 8 million people in the UK are living with cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease is the world's biggest killer
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The UK's 10 defibrillator deserts revealed
We have revealed 10 areas across the UK that are in urgent need of more lifesaving defibrillators because they have communities with fewer of these vital devices in close range, putting people at higher risk of dying if they have a cardiac arrest.
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