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What are the different types of heart attacks

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King's College London | Dr Thomas Kampourakis

Researchers at King’s College are on the hunt for a better, kinder, treatment for heart failure. This is urgently needed. Heart failure affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK today. It is a progressive condition that can be debi...

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A cardiologist has questioned the impact saturated fats have on heart risk.

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Imperial College London | Dr Sonya Babu Narayan

Thanks to advances in treatment, most babies born with congenital heart disease survive to adulthood but many are at risk of sudden death from unexpected heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmia). Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan has been awarded an Int...

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University of Birmingham | Dr James P Fisher

Dr James Fisher is working out if brain blood vessels are impaired in people with atrial fibrillation (AF), a common abnormal heart rhythm that increases the risk of stroke, cognitive decline and dementia. Understanding why AF leads to thes...

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University of Aberdeen | Professor Dana Dawson

Heart disease and the lung condition Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) often occur together. But often, people with COPD may not be aware that they have any heart problems. Beta blockers are often used to treat people with he...

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We're calling for a heart disease action plan to reduce death and disability from cardiovascular disease.

We've partnered with the British Cardiovascular Society to carry out a census of the cardiac workforce in England.