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Personalised medicine: what is it, and how does it work?
Discover what personalised medicine is, and how it could help people with heart conditions. Find out now.
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BHF responds to health secretary speech on NHS reform
The health secretary Sajid Javid this week laid out his vision for NHS reform in a speech at the Royal College of Physicians.
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Testing a cutting-edge MRI scan to detect coronary heart diseaseUniversity College London | Professor James Moon
Coronary heart disease (CHD) occurs when plaque builds up in the blood vessels that supply the heart, reducing blood flow to heart muscle. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the tests used to diagnose CHD and to assess which patient...
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Developing a scanning technique to detect damage after a heart attackUniversity of Edinburgh | Dr Maurits Jansen
Identifying the extent and type of damage to heart tissue after a heart attack is important to help cardiologists decide the best treatment. Rapid and appropriate treatment of heart-attack patients is vital in trying to ensure a successful ...
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Can microRNAs help to restore blood flow in peripheral arterial disease?University of Edinburgh | Dr Andrea Caporali
Dr Andrea Caporali is finding out if a molecule called microRNA-26b could treat critical limb ischaemia, a condition where blood flow to the limbs is restricted because the blood vessels become blocked. Critical limb ischaemia is a severe ...
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Quiz: Which is the healthiest milk?
More of us are choosing non-dairy milks than ever before, often for health reasons. But do you know the facts?
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Developing an MRI test to predict heart attack risk in coronary heart disease patientsKing's College London | Professor Rene Botnar
Patients with coronary heart disease have arteries which have been damaged by the build-up of ‘fatty plaques’ in the vessel wall, which can eventually rupture to cause a blood clot that leads to a heart attack. Some fatty plaques – a mixtur...
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Can 3D heart muscle models reveal new ways to treat heart conditions?University of Bristol | Dr Danielle Paul
For our hearts to beat and pump blood around the body, heart muscle needs to contract. Under the microscope, we can see that heart muscle is made up of two sets of filaments – thin and thick – which are made from several different proteins....
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Government to relax shielding guidance from July 6
People with serious heart and circulatory diseases who have been shielding from Covid-19 in England have been advised that they can spend more time outside their homes from Monday, July 6.
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Can we reverse changes to heart function caused by kidney disease?University of Birmingham | Professor Charles Ferro
People with reduced kidney function are at increased risk of heart and circulatory diseases. This risk increases as someone’s kidney function declines, and is especially high in those with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Using heart scans, ...