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Read the BHF verdict on recent headlines that say people who eat sugary snacks have a lower risk of a heart attack or stroke.

Our expert answer a question about the follow-up care you should receive from your GP if you have had a heart attack.

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University of Oxford | Dr Charalampos Sigalas

CPVT1 is a rare inherited disease that affects children and young adults. It causes disturbances to the heart rhythm (arrhythmias) and can lead to sudden cardiac death. CPVT1 is caused by a genetic mutation of a protein called ryanodine re...

Find out how to help your friends and family make healthy changes, from quitting smoking to eating better.

A new study has reported that statins don’t reduce risk of heart attacks and stroke for over 75s without existing heart or circulatory diseases. We go behind the headlines.

Vascular dementia through the eyes of Lesley Jackson and Professor Roxana Carare

TIGHT-K looked at when potassium supplements should be given after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

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University of Reading | Professor Jonathan Gibbins

Professor Jonathan Gibbins and his colleagues at the University of Reading are using a virtual model of a platelet to study blood clotting and look for new anti-clotting medicines to prevent people from having a heart attack or stroke. Pla...

Simple ambulance test can save lives.

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University of Reading | Professor David S Leake

Researchers will investigate a potential new way to prevent the damaging effects of LDL cholesterol in arteries. ‘Bad’ LDL cholesterol contributes to artery disease, known as atherosclerosis, which causes heart attacks. Part of the proce...