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RESEARCH
Harnessing an active ingredient of fruit and vegetables to fight atherosclerosisCardiff University | Professor Dipak Ramji
Atherosclerosis is the name that doctors use for the narrowing of arteries due to fatty plaques building up in the walls of the blood vessel. It’s the condition that leads to angina, heart attacks and some strokes. The development of statin...
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When is the best time of day to take medicines for high blood pressure?University of Dundee | Professor Thomas MacDonald
High blood pressure is an extremely common condition in the UK. Around one in three adults in England and Scotland have high blood pressure. Many of these patients are prescribed daily medicines (called antihypertensives) that help lower th...
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I thought everything was going to stop
Gemma speaks to the stars of ITV2's Big Reunion about living with her heart condition.
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Do warmer nights raise the risk of death from heart and circulatory disease?
According to new research, men in their early 60s have a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease on hotter than usual summer nights. We look behind the headlines.
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PUBLICATION
Annual Report and Accounts 2018Booklet, published on 30/08/2018
Our Annual Report and Accounts celebrates our achievements over the last financial year and some of the personal stories of people affected by heart disease.
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Annual Report and Accounts 2019Booklet, published on 30/08/2019
Our Annual Report and Accounts celebrates our achievements over the last financial year and some of the personal stories of people affected by heart disease.
This publication is only available to download or view online
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Research shows hope still matters when it comes to heart health
Heart patients who experienced feelings of hopelessness had an increased risk of dying or suffering a heart attack, according to new research funded by us and presented at the British Cardiovascular Society.
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RESEARCH
Developing 3D MRI for a better image of the heart and vesselsKing's College London | Professor Sven Plein
Heart patients commonly need to undergo imaging of their heart and vessels to identify what is wrong or to understand the extent of any damage (for example, after a heart attack). The benefit of MRI compared with some other tests is that it...
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Using high tech imaging to reveal the impact of scarring on the heart’s rhythmUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Godfrey L Smith
The normal heartbeat is coordinated by electrical impulses which spread rapidly through the heart. During a heart attack a blood vessel in the heart is blocked and the tissue supplied by that vessel may die, becoming replaced by scar tissue...