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Should I take iron supplements if I have heart failure?
Our expert answers a question from a heart failure patient about the benefits of taking iron supplements.
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Preventing heart failure by protecting the protein MKK7University of Manchester | Dr Xin Wang
Manchester-based researchers are searching for ways to boost a natural heart-protecting protein to prevent or halt heart failure. Heart failure is a devastating condition, affecting hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. In heart fail...
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Understanding the effects of amines on the heart and circulatory systemCardiff University | Dr William Ford
The PhD student supervised by Dr William Ford is studying biologically active substances called amines to uncover their effects on our heart and circulatory system. As well as occurring naturally in our diets, amines are found in many o...
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Understanding the role of cell powerhouses in fatty plaque stabilityUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Emma Yu
Mitochondria are powerhouses of cells that provide energy for all its functions. In atherosclerosis, where fatty plaques have started to form in blood vessels, mitochondria do not work properly. This prevents the waste removal processes tha...
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Can antidepressants affect your heart health?
We examine recent media reports suggesting that certain antidepressants can negatively affect your heart health by altering heart rate, blood pressure, cholesterol and weight.
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Increase in heart disease deaths at home during pandemic
The number of people dying at home from heart disease has risen since the start of the pandemic, according to new data from the Office of National Statistics.
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Ambulance waits for heart attacks and strokes remain 'dangerously' high in England
Waiting lists for heart care fell slightly for the second time in two months – but average ambulance response times for heart attacks and strokes remain “dangerously long”, new data shows.
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Palliative care needs in patients with heart failureUniversity of Glasgow | Professor John McMurray
Heart failure is a debilitating condition which is especially common in elderly people. In late stage heart failure, symptoms get worse, and the person’s quality of life deteriorates as they struggle to breathe and develop declining kidney ...
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New scanning methods can detect deadly heart condition before symptoms appear
Combining two types of heart scan could help doctors to detect the deadly heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) before symptoms and signs on conventional tests appear, according to research funded by us.