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This week the British Cardiovascular Society conference gave us three days of cutting-edge developments in heart and circulatory research. Many of the UK’s brightest cardiovascular minds came to Manchester to share what they have been doing for the past 12 months. Here are seven things that we learned.

A cardiac arrest survivor whose life was saved by a stranger in the gym is encouraging everyone to learn CPR this World Heart Day (Thursday 29 September).  

A rare Xbox console was generously donated to our shop in Oxford and has been listed for sale on our eBay site.

New research that we've part-funded has identified the way nature creates its own plaster to try and prevent bacteria and other micro-organisms from penetrating open wounds.

Find out what leads to low blood pressure and how it’s measured and treated.

Coronary heart disease patients living with other long-term health conditions.

High levels of dietary cholesterol, like those found in eggs, are linked to an increased risk of heart and circulatory disease, or even death, according to a new study published in JAMA.

RESEARCH

University of Bristol | Dr Christopher Dempsey

For the heart to pump blood around the body efficiently, electrical signals must travel through the chambers of the heart in an organised and rhythmic way. These signals are co-ordinated by proteins in heart cells called ion channels. A div...

RESEARCH

University of Glasgow | Professor Jesse Dawson

Stroke causes more than 41,000 deaths in the UK each year. There are around 152,000 strokes in the UK each year and nearly 1.2 million people living in the UK have had a stroke. These people are at high risk of another stroke, and also of a...