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  • When your parent has a heart condition

    Katherine Woods speaks to Robert, Eleanor and Chris about how they have dealt with their mother's diagnosis - as well as the unexpected positive effect it's had on family life.

  • Eat a heart-healthy diet

    Regularly including foods like fish, vegetables and bananas in your diet can help to keep your weight down, and your cholesterol and blood pressure healthy.

  • Wegovy: what to know about the weight-loss injection

    Find out how the weight-loss medication semaglutide (better known as Wegovy) works, how effective it is, the side effects, and how to get it on the NHS.

  • Extra £5.4bn to help NHS tackle backlog of care – but more is needed

    The NHS in England will receive an extra £5.4billion over the next six months to help recover from Covid-19 and tackle long waiting lists, including for vital heart care. We are calling on the Treasury to commit to a clear recovery plan for cardiovascular care alongside a commitment to long-term investment in the NHS in the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.

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    Tackling reperfusion injury - a side effect of heart attack treatment

    Newcastle University | Professor Ioakim Spyridopoulos

    In the UK the standard treatment for heart attacks is angioplasty - a procedure to quickly open the blocked coronary artery. This has played a part in vastly improving the survival of patients who experience a heart attack. However, the abr...

  • Why might I not be able to have an MRI scan?

    Our resident GP explains why an MRI scan can affect a pacemaker, and what to do if you have a pacemaker but need an MRI scan.

  • RESEARCH

    Developing a realistic computer model of abnormal heart rhythms

    Imperial College London | Dr Emmanuel Dupont

    Dr Emmanuel Dupont and his team at Imperial College London are testing a new computer simulation, which would allow researchers to study abnormal heart rhythms. To beat regularly, the heart contracts in response to complex electrical ci...

  • Why are serious heart attacks more likely on a Monday?

    Find out why Monday is the most common day of the week to be admitted to hospital with a life-threatening heart attack.

  • RESEARCH

    Building 3-D blood vessels to study blood clotting

    Keele University | Professor Ying Yang

    In this PhD studentship the researchers will grow human blood vessels in the laboratory from cells taken from human donors. They propose that the 3-D engineered blood vessels can be used to study the process of blood clotting. Platelets are...

  • Roger Black MBE puts his name to life saving research

    Olympic silver medallist and World Champion, Roger Black MBE, has joined the fight for every heartbeat by becoming a British Heart Foundation ambassador for research.