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Why are survival rates for Londoners who have suffered cardiac arrests so variable across the capital? And unlocking the secrets of a 17th-century shipwreck.

Every day around 30 Londoners suffer cardiac arrests, but the survival rates across the capital are shockingly variable. Mark Jordan joins the paramedics to investigate why. Joanne Good discovers how locals are transforming their high street. And Vince Rogers meets the underwater archaeologists unlocking the secrets of a 17th-century shipwreck.

29 minutes

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Mon 29 Sep 201419:30

Boosting heart patients' survival rates

Boosting heart patients' survival rates

Every day around 30 Londoners suffer a heart attack but their chances of survival vary hugely.

Reporter Mark Jordan looks at how specialist heart centres have revolutionised the odds of survival.

Watch a video feature on the BBC News website.

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterMatthew Wright
ReporterMark Jordan
ReporterJoanne Good
ReporterVince Rogers
Series ProducerAndy Richards

Broadcast

  • Mon 29 Sep 201419:30