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Our expert answers a question about having to wait a couple of months for heart bypass surgery. Find out more.

RECIPE

Main meal, Serves: 4, Prep time: 20

Lentils and vegetables are matched with a crispy polenta topping in these comforting pies. The filling also makes a delicious Bolognese-style sauce.

Heart failure patients living in the most deprived postcodes are at risk of dying six and a half months earlier than patients in the least deprived areas

Find out what serum triglycerides are, what level is too high and how to reduce triglycerides, with tips from BHF Senior Dietitian Dell Stanford.

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University of Glasgow | Professor Christopher Loughrey

Research-led advances over the last decade mean that, today, in the UK at least seven out of 10 people survive a heart attack. However, the damage to the heart muscle caused by a heart attack can leave people at greater risk of heart failur...

RECIPE

Main meal, Serves: 4, Prep time: 30

Use leftover turkey to make this delicious bake.

RECIPE

Main meal, Serves: 2, Prep time: 25

This hearty mushroom stew is full of flavour but low in fat - and it can be frozen if you want to get ahead.

Heart surgery can help repair problems with your heart. Learn how to prepare for surgery, what happens during surgery and information on recovery.

Can eating avocados, bananas and salmon lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart attacks and strokes? And does this really only apply to women? We look behind the headlines and give our verdict.

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University of Leeds | Professor Peter J Grant

After a heart attack the lack of oxygen to the heart muscle triggers a process called fibrosis, where scar tissue build-up prevents the heart from beating normally. Fibrosis plays an important part in heart failure development and also occu...