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A new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can identify those at highest risk of conditions leading to heart-related death, including kidney failure and diabetes, according to new research funded by us presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress

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University of Edinburgh | Dr Marc Dweck

Heart attacks are caused when a diseased area (plaque) in a coronary artery breaks apart and a blood clot forms. However, not all plaques in an artery are vulnerable to breaking, and not all blood clots will cause a heart attack. Unfortuna...

Researchers have developed a new algorithm that could, in future, enable wearable technology to warn those at risk of dangerous heart rhythm changes. The research, which was presented at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference, found that the algorithm could use ECGs to accurately identify people at highest risk of being hospitalised or dying due to arrhythmias.

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University of Manchester | Dr Adam Greenstein

The pressure of the blood flowing through your arteries is continuously adjusted to your need: during exercise, your heart beats quicker and blood pressure increases to make sure your muscles receive enough oxygen and nutrients to keep work...

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University of Oxford | Professor Claudia Monaco

Obesity and type 2 diabetes are ‘metabolic’ diseases that increase the risk of atherosclerosis, a build-up of fatty material inside the arteries. When these fatty plaques break apart they can trigger a heart attack or stroke. A common f...

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According to our research nearly 80 per cent of people over the age of 30 have a heart older than their actual age, putting them at higher risk of a potentially fatal heart attack or stroke.