London hospitals use ‘James Bond medicine’ to tackle rare heart condition

Royal Brompton and Harefield send teams to save cardiogenic shock patients at other hospitals

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World-leading NHS doctors are using James Bond medicine" and cutting-edge technology to save the lives of people whose hearts collapse due to a rare and often fatal cardiac condition.

Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals in London have begun sending teams of specialist medical personnel to hospitals in England and Wales to pick up patients who would otherwise die.