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Antibiotic linked to increased risk of cardiac death
A commonly taken antiobiotic may increase the risk of heart problems.
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Measuring the benefits of weight loss surgery on heart healthUniversity of Oxford | Dr Oliver Rider
BHF Intermediate Clinical Research Fellow and consultant cardiologist Dr Oliver Rider is working out which form of weight loss surgery benefits heart health the most. Obesity causes the heart to enlarge and blood vessels to stiffen. Alth...
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Harnessing iron uptake to treat a form of congenital heart diseaseImperial College London | Dr Gregory Quinlan
Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is a rare complication of a congenital heart defect, which causes increased blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs, known as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Recent research has suggested that problems w...
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Monitoring heart valve disease by improving the reliability of echocardiographyImperial College London | Professor Darrel Francis
People with moderately narrowed or leaky heart valves, mostly the mitral valve or aortic valve, need to have ultrasound scans to determine when they need an operation. But the technique used to monitor severity, called echocardiography, alt...
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High blood pressure during pregnancy increases risk of heart attacks and strokes
Women who have high blood pressure during their pregnancies, or a related more severe condition called pre-eclampsia, are at much higher risk of heart attacks and strokes than those who have normal blood pressure, according to new research we funded.
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Focus on: Heart attacks
Every five minutes, someone in the UK has a heart attack. We explain all you need to know about a heart attack including the causes, symptoms and effects.
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Understanding the role of exosomes in heart health in diabetesImperial College London | Professor Costanza Emanueli
Professor Emanueli and her team want to understand the damaging molecular messengers sent to heart cells in diabetes. Having diabetes increases a person’s risk of developing coronary heart disease, and it makes the disease worse by damag...
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Can a new drug combination protect the heart from injury?University of Bristol | Professor Raimondo Ascione
Open-heart surgery typically requires stopping the heart for one to two hours while blood is instead pumped around the body using a heart-lung machine. Despite many advances, stopping the heart can still lead to heart damage which can cause...
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Slowing the progression of atherosclerosis in people with diabetesUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Mirela Delibegovic
In people with diabetes, heart and circulatory disease causes a significant number of deaths. This is because atherosclerosis (where the large blood vessels in our bodies ‘fur up’ with fatty deposits) progresses faster in people with diabet...
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New Cambridge institute to accelerate research into killer conditions
Today marks the official opening of the new Heart and Lung Research Institute at the University of Cambridge, which was made possible thanks to the generosity of our supporters.