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University of Strathclyde | Professor John G McCarron

Professor John McCarron and his team at the University of Strathclyde are studying the inner lining of blood vessels, called the endothelium. This cell layer senses changes in blood pressure, blood flow and blood composition, and sends sign...

Exercise can help you feel better when you have angina. Our Senior Cardiac Nurse shares tips to help you exercise safely.

Alex Michael, star of hit TV series, Gogglebox, will join around 1,000 people on our London to Brighton trek over 25 - 26 June. The Brighton-based reality TV star has 30 hours to complete the challenge as she helps raise vital funds for our life saving research.

We're calling on the people of Yorkshire to support the Heart of Steel sculpture to raise funds for life-saving research

This year, there are over 320 defibrillator packages available to communities as we relaunch our Community Defibrillator Funding Programme.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Kairbaan Hodivala Dilke

Heart failure happens when the heart is not pumping blood around your body as effectively as it should. This debilitating condition can make people feel tired, breathless and develop swollen limbs. Whilst treatments are available to help re...

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University College London | Dr Charlotte Manisty

Supervised by Dr Charlotte Manisty, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is working out why some people develop excessively thick heart muscle in response to stress, putting them at risk of heart failure. When subjected to stresses, fo...

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University of Edinburgh | Dr Nicholas L M Cruden

Damage to blood vessels can cause a number of serious conditions including coronary heart disease and stroke. Scientists believe that the body repairs damaged blood vessels with a type of stem cell called an endothelial progenitor cell. Dr ...

An algorithm developed using artificial intelligence could soon be used by doctors to diagnose heart attacks with better speed and accuracy than ever before, according to new research from the University of Edinburgh, funded by us and the National Institute for Health and Care Research, and published today in Nature Medicine.