{"id":1997,"date":"2017-08-24T00:37:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T00:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/?post_type=services&#038;p=1997"},"modified":"2022-10-06T16:15:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T06:15:13","slug":"cardiac-investigations-unit","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/healthcare-services\/cardiology\/cardiac-investigations-unit","title":{"rendered":"Cardiac Investigations Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiac investigations unit provides 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