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Report shows access to cardiac care is patchy in the UK A new UK-wide study, mapping disparities in access to cardiac care, has “major implications for provision of services throughout the UK” says Professor Keith Fox (University of Edinburgh) President, British Cardiovascular Society (BCS). The report, commissioned by the BCS, the British Heart Foundation and the Cardio & Vascular Coalition, shows that despite finding a marked increase in provision of the main cardiac treatments in the country, there were many parts of the UK where access was significantly below the levels expected. It also shows the UK being in the lower quartile fo