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5 tips to try if you have low blood pressure
Hypotension can be managed with simple daily activities such as moving more, eating smaller meals and drinking plenty of fluids. Find out more here.
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7 things we learnt at the UK's largest heart conference
This year's British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) conference was held in person for the first time in two years since coronavirus struck the UK, and it was once again teeming with the latest breakthroughs in heart and circulatory research. Here's what we learnt.
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Fixing the heart’s electrical wiring system to prevent abnormal heart rhythms and heart failureUniversity of Manchester | Dr Halina Dobrzynski
The heart has an electrical wiring system called the ‘cardiac conduction system’ (CCS), which is responsible for the start and coordination of each heartbeat. When this system goes wrong it results in a slow heart rate – a type of arrhythmi...
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The role of R-SPONDIN3 in the regulation of human body shape and susceptibility to cardiovascular diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Professor Fredrik Karpe
Obesity is a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. People who are overweight due to fat deposition around the abdomen (so-called ‘apple-shaped’ individuals) seem to have a higher risk of heart disease than those w...
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Sweeping action needed to reduce childhood obesity rates
Today’s news on childhood obesity rates in England shows some positive downward trends, but swift and sweeping action is still needed to reduce the number of children living with obesity in England.
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What controls the strength and duration of the heartbeat?King's College London | Professor Malcolm Irving
Professor Malcolm Irving at King’s College London is working out what controls the strength and duration of the heartbeat and what goes wrong in heart disease. During the heartbeat, the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood around the bod...
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Coronary angioplasty and stents (PCI)
This page explains what happens during an angioplasty, what happens after you leave the hospital, how successful coronary angioplasties are and more.
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Targeting the cell’s sodium pump to treat heart failure and high blood pressureKing's College London | Professor Michael Shattock
Heart failure is a condition in which your heart is not pumping blood around the body as well as it used to, and there is currently no cure. In contrast, high blood pressure is usually a manageable disease that can be treated with medicatio...
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Aims and approach of the BHF House of Care programme
Learn more about what the BHF House of Care programme aimed to achieve by encouraging the adoption of care and support planning in the NHS, and how it was run.
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BHF launches the Reuse Revolution campaign
TV Presenter and charity shop fan, Miquita Oliver is supporting us by encouraging the nation to shop sustainably and start a Reuse Revolution. This May, we’ve launched our Reuse Revolution campaign, asking shoppers to make preloved purchases as they get back out on the high street and take on a new way to shop that doesn’t cost the earth.