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University of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora

Blood flow in muscles continually changes depending on whether we are resting or active. To cope with these changes, blood vessels must adapt to meet the demands of rest and exercise. This is especially true in the heart, where vessels are ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is when a tear appears in the wall of a coronary artery, which supplies blood to your heart. In some cases this can lead to a heart attack.

Blood transfusions can be live-saving. Professor Gavin Murphy tells us why you would need a blood transfusion and what the benefits of a blood transfusion are.

Your QRISK score is a valuable tool to understand your risk of heart disease. Discover what it is, how it works, and what it means for you and your health.

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) suppress stomach acid and are often prescribed to heart patients. We hear why from Professor Pali Hungin.

Computerised tomography (CT) scanning can be useful to help diagnose heart problems and how severe they are.

We're researching the complex effects of adrenaline on the heart, particularly in 'broken heart syndrome' (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy).

Don Evitts found life after two heart attacks and bypass surgery. Get inspired.

Inherited heart conditions information including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments and prevention.

RESEARCH

University of Sheffield | Professor Paul Evans

Patients with atherosclerosis have damaged arteries, caused by a gradual build-up of fat within the artery wall. The body’s immune cells invade the artery wall to remove the fat but can get trapped there, forming a plaque. Plaque is made up...