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Patients admitted with acute heart failure who exhibit iron deficiency (ID) tend to have a longer and more expensive hospital stay and a greater likelihood of readmission, according to analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) in England presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) conference in Manchester.

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University of Dundee | Professor Chim Lang

Professor Chim Lang and colleagues at the University of Dundee are looking at whether a drug called empagliflozin could treat people with both diabetes and heart failure. People with diabetes are at greater risk of developing coronary arte...

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Imperial College London | Professor Darrel Francis

Echocardiographic strain imaging is a new technique that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and measures changes in its shape and size (referred to as strain) as it beats. This technique can provide a more comprehensive and accurate asses...

Average ambulance response times for heart attacks and strokes were an hour faster in January than the previous month, new NHS England figures reveal.

We have cancelled the London to Brighton Bike Ride (L2B) for 2021 due to the high-risk of having to call it off at the last-minute due to the coronavirus pandemic. We’re encouraging all would-be L2B cyclists to support us in 2021 by taking on our virtual cycling challenge, MyCycle, or the London to Brighton Off-Road Bike Ride.

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University of Nottingham | Professor Michael Symonds

Healthy people have an optimal amount of body fat which is made up of white (considered to be ‘bad’ when present in excess) and beige (thought to be ‘good’) fat cells. Some of these fat cells are located around certain parts of the heart an...

In the most deprived areas of England and Scotland, the nearest 24/7 accessible defibrillator is on average a round trip of over a mile, or 1.8km, according to research supported by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

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University of Aberdeen | Professor Stefan Hoppler

After damage from a heart attack, the heart is unable to repair itself. Instead the damaged area turns into scar tissue, irreparably affecting the heart’s function. Understanding how heart muscle is first built in the developing embryo coul...

Cardiovascular events – such as heart attacks - are the leading cause of death among on-duty firefighters. The BHF funded the FIREPROOF study to find out why.

Scientists at the University of Exeter are to explore why some overweight people are less likely to develop heart disease than others.