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Bias and Biology Northern Ireland: the heart attack gender gap

Bias and Biology Northern Ireland is a dedicated report on the heart attack gender gap faced by women in the awareness, diagnosis and treatment of heart attacks.

Shortness of breath: why it happens and tips to manage it

Senior Cardiac Nurse, Ruth Goss, explains why heart conditions like heart attack and heart failure cause breathlessness, and how breathing techniques can help.

RESEARCH

Studying thickening at the tip of the heart in athletes and non-athletes

University College London | Professor James Moon

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a form of heart muscle disease that can be caused by faults in certain genes. It causes the heart muscle wall to thicken abnormally and people with these changes are at risk of dying suddenly from danger...

Lloyds Banking Group’s commitment to public health and safety

Lloyds Banking Group registered their defibrillators on The Circuit and launched a pilot to unlock defibrillator cabinets to ensure 24/7 public access.

RESEARCH

Understanding structural changes and altered calcium signalling in the ageing and failing heart

University of Manchester | Dr Ashraf Kitmitto

Dr Ashraf Kitmitto and her collaborative team at the University of Manchester are keen to understand why elderly people are prone to heart failure and identify the changes taking place in the heart that lead to disease. Heart failure can oc...

Training through Ramadan

We’ve teamed up with Full Potential to offer you a guide to the practical challenges of training through Ramadan and give you some top tips to succeed.

RESEARCH

Uncovering the link between arterial stiffening, high blood pressure and heart and circulatory disease

King's College London | Professor Philip Chowienczyk

As we age, the composition of our arteries changes, leading to what researchers and clinicians call ‘stiffening’. This change can cause damaging effects that can increase blood pressure. Over time, this can lead to heart and circulatory dis...

RESEARCH

How does amyloid affect the heart and circulatory system ?

Lancaster University | Professor David Middleton

Professor David Middleton and his colleagues at Lancaster University are studying how proteins called amyloid build up in the heart and circulatory system, having potentially devastating effects on health. In several diseases, proteins clu...