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The heart care waiting list rose yet again in January 2025, latest figures from NHS England show.

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University of Oxford | Dr Lisa Heather

Heart and circulatory disease is the leading cause of death in people with type 2 diabetes. In type 2 diabetes the heart is less able to pump blood around the body, and this has been linked to changes in how the heart makes its own energy f...

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University of Leicester | Professor Matthew Bown

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a swelling of the main blood vessel of the body, the aorta. The aorta is usually about 2cm wide, but aneurysms can cause this to increase to over 5.5cm. AAAs are dangerous as they can burst and cause in...

Our expert explains how to manage in hot weather if you've been told to limit your fluids for heart failure.

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Imperial College London | Professor Darrel Francis

Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) involves the implantation of a pacemaker device and is performed in certain heart failure patients to ensure the heartbeat maintains its rhythm. CRT has revolutionised treatment of some forms of heart...

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University of Leicester | Dr Matthew Graham-Brown

This Leicester team is testing whether slowing down kidney dialysis reduces damage to patients’ hearts. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people with kidney failure on dialysis. To stay alive, patients on dialysis have thei...

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University of Bath | Dr Javier Gonzalez

Government health guidelines recommend limiting the amount of sugar in our diets, but do not include sugars we consume from milk, because we know very little about how they affect blood fat levels. Dr Gonzalez has previously shown that ...

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University of Bristol | Dr Jason L Johnson

Heart attacks occur when a build-up of fatty material in the walls of coronary arteries blocks blood flow to the heart. It’s one of the leading causes of death in the UK. The fatty build-up is known as atherosclerosis, and this can also cau...