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What is a lung function test?
Our Senior Cardiac Nurse finds out what’s involved in a lung function test, including what you need to do to prepare and how long results take.
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New Government must commit to a heart disease action plan
Sir Keir Starmer’s new Government must seize the moment and tackle the ongoing heart care crisis head-on, the BHF urges today.
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Developing a new device to help the failing heart keep up with demandUniversity of Leicester | Dr David Adlam
Heart failure affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. It occurs when the heart lacks the power to pump strongly, so oxygen isn’t circulated quickly enough to keep up with the body’s demands. This is a debilitating condition and l...
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Why do I need a different drug instead of aspirin?
Our medical expert answers a question about why you might need to take warfarin or a newer anticoagulant instead of aspirin.
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Creating a computer model of the heart to better understand atrial fibrillationKing's College London | Dr Steven Niederer
Normally, your heart’s natural pacemaker sends out regular electrical impulses. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder, mainly affecting people over 55. AF happens when the regular electrical impulses in the atria...
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Quitting smoking - RRT
BHF-funded researchers carried out a study to find out how to help people quit smoking successfully – should they cut down gradually or quit ‘cold turkey’?
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Using robots to make stem cells a better tool for researchersUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Chris Denning
Professor Chris Denning is investigating how to make stem cells a tool to help solve a variety of problems, from testing drugs safety to repairing damaged organs. In the lab, we can turn stem cells into heart cells, but these cells do no...
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What is a Doppler test?
A Doppler test is a quick and painless way to detect blood flow. Professor Charles McCollum gives Senior Cardiac Nurse Emily McGrath the low-down.
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Testing a cutting-edge MRI scan to detect coronary heart diseaseUniversity College London | Professor James Moon
Coronary heart disease (CHD) occurs when plaque builds up in the blood vessels that supply the heart, reducing blood flow to heart muscle. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the tests used to diagnose CHD and to assess which patient...
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Number of UK people with heart rhythm condition rises by 50% in a decade
More than 1.5m people have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation - an abnormal heart rhythm that increases the risk of stroke.