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Scientists at the University of Surrey are to investigate how stem cells could be used to repair the heart after it’s damaged by a heart attack.

Whether you’re thinking of telling your employer about your condition, or you’re returning to work after a major event like surgery or a heart attack, it’s normal to feel worried. We have advice to help you during this difficult time.

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University of Cambridge | Professor Anthony Davenport

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but devastating condition where the blood vessels in the lung narrow, causing strain on the right side of the heart. This can lead to heart failure and ultimately death – around 15 per cent of...

When GP Richard Gale had emergency heart surgery, he wasn't prepared for the stress, fear and nightmares that followed. He tells us how he sought help.

The British Heart Foundation has paid tribute to the life and work of Professor Tony Gershlick, who sadly died on Friday the 20th of November 2020 after contracting Covid-19. Professor Gershlick was considered a ‘leading light’ interventional cardiology – a field which involves using angiograms and stents to treat heart attacks and heart disease.

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King's College London | Professor Divaka Perera

Supervised by Dr Divaka Perera, a Clinical Research Training Fellow is developing new techniques that help doctors decide whether to operate on complicated narrowed coronary arteries. Angina is a pain or discomfort felt in the chest, and ...

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University of Cambridge | Professor Richard Farndale

Professor Richard Farndale is working out how to replace heart muscle tissue that has been irreversibly damaged, for instance, after a heart attack. Replacing this lost heart muscle could save many lives. In this project, Professor Farnd...

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University of Bath | Professor Alain Nogaret

A healthy person’s heart rate naturally varies slightly as they breathe – increasing with the ‘in’ breath, and slowing with the ‘out’ breath. In heart failure (where the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body’s demands), this natur...

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University of Sheffield | Professor Julian Gunn

Supervised by Professor Julian Gunn, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is developing a new computer based tool for doctors to decide which patients with coronary heart disease need stents. In people with coronary heart disease, doc...

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University of Oxford | Professor Vicente Grau

So the heart can pump blood and oxygen around the body effectively, its four chambers need to ‘deform’ and change shape. But when the heart muscle is damaged, such as after a heart attack, this process does not work and the heart does not p...