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We have responded to latest NHS England figures revealing dangerously long ambulance waiting times for heart attacks and strokes, and an ever-growing backlog of cardiac care.

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University of Oxford | Dr Nicola Smart

Dr Nicola Smart from the University of Oxford is finding out if proteins involved in a process called splicing can help heart muscle repair itself after a heart attack. Several years ago, Dr Smart and her colleagues found that a molecule...

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Over three days in Manchester, scientists unveiled the very latest in heart and circulatory disease research at this year’s British Cardiovascular Society conference. Some of the brightest minds from the UK and around the world came together to share their latest work. Here are seven things we learned.

Reducing the UK’s average daily salt intake to within international guidelines could result in 135,000 fewer new cases of coronary heart disease in the UK by 2035, according to new analysis we commissioned.  

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University of Glasgow | Dr Antony Workman

Dr Anthony Workman and his team at the University of Glasgow are studying atrial fibrillation - or AF - a common abnormal heart rhythm where the heart’s upper chambers, the atria, beat irregularly. People with atrial fibrillation are more l...

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The number of people waiting for NHS treatment could double to 10 million by the end of the year, according to a new report.