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Were your blacko uts ever mistaken for epileptic seizures, or did years pass before an accura te diagnosis was made? Did your irregular he
art rhythm go un diagnosed for a lon of time before yo g period u were referred to the correct spe cialist? Would you be pre pared to share yo ur experiences wi and potentially th the media help hundreds of other people who from blackouts du are suffering e to irregular heart rhythms, but don’t where to turn? know Please turn over to see how sharin g your experience thousands of lives. can change
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The problem About a third of people di agnosed with but an irreg ular epilepsy in th e UK do no prescribed un heart rhythm. This trans t in fact have lates as 150, necessary m epilepsy, 000 people edication, w who have po hilst their tru Blackouts ca tentially been e condition n also be a has been lef first symptom 100,000 de t untreated. of a fatal irr aths every ye egular hear ar in the UK diagnosis an t rhythm, w . Many of th d treatment. hich causes ese lives coul over d be saved with approp riate
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Syncope Trus t And Refle x anoxic Seizu awareness ab res (STARS) out heart-rel is a charity ated blacko diagnosis. that is worki uts, and to ng to raise promote th eir prompt Many of ou and accurate r members and friends diagnosis of who have ex blackouts, ha perienced a ve shared th helped us to misdiagnosis eir stories w get in touch or lack of ith the med with thousa ia. In doing nds of othe There are a this they ha r sufferers ar lot more pe ve ound the UK ople out ther appreciate yo . e who need urs. our help. An d w e w If you are in ould really terested in helping us, experience please get in can be dow to nl uc oa h. completed, ded from th A form to he you can send e STARS web lp you outli site, www.s ne your th discuss our tars.org.uk. awareness ac is to us either by emai l or by post Once tivities. , an d we will be in Thank you for your tim touch to e. We hope to hear from you soon
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