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Smartphone ECG could be used in A&E to detect serious heart conditions
A smartphone-based ECG recorder is five times more effective at diagnosing heart rhythm problems than standard tests, according to new research.
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Studying a ‘radical’ enzyme linked to high blood pressureUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Rhian Touyz
This programme of research examines how an enzyme, Nox5, contributes to high blood pressure through the production of free radicals. High free radical levels may be due to increased production or to reduced antioxidants in cells. Although ...
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“I was on a mission to get better”
Denis Collen, 60, from Stanmore, Middlesex, shares how a diagnosis of heart failure and diabetes spurred him to make healthy lifestyle changes.
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Developing a better blood test to diagnose heart attacksKing's College London | Professor Michael Marber
Only about ten per cent of people in accident and emergency departments with chest pain will be having a heart attack. Professor Michael Marber is trying to find better ways to diagnose them. Currently, doctors identify heart attack pati...
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A potential new anti-oxidant approach to combating atherosclerosisUniversity 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...
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How a faulty gene leads to pulmonary hypertensionUniversity of Bradford | Professor Timothy Palmer
The predicted outcome of many patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is poor because there are very few treatments available. People with PAH have abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries carrying blood to the lungs, caus...
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Developing a new method to identify people at increased risk of a heart attackKing's College London | Professor Rene Botnar
Atherosclerosis – the build-up of fatty plaques inside artery walls - is associated with an increased risk of a heart attacks or strokes. If these plaques rupture, they can cause a blood clot to form and block the blood supply to parts of t...
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Take part in Restart a Heart Day to save a life
Three quarters of UK adults have learned CPR - but less than half would not feel confident to perform chest compressions if someone was having a cardiac arrest, new research shows.
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A new scanning tool to detect inflammation in heartUniversity of Edinburgh | Dr Adriana Tavares
Dr Adriana Tavares and her team at the University of Edinburgh are developing a new scanning tool to spot inflammation within arteries and heart muscle. This could improve the way doctors diagnose and treat people with heart disease. Infla...
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Can a drug against diarrhoea be used to treat pulmonary hypertension?University College London | Professor Raymond J MacAllister
Pulmonary hypertension is a rare but serious condition in which high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs results in narrowing of these blood vessels. Patients can have a poor quality of life and are at risk of developing heart failu...