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How acidity interferes with the heart beatUniversity of Bristol | Professor Jules Hancox
The heart’s ability to pump blood round the body depends on co-ordinated electrical activity generated by small proteins in heart cells called ‘ion channels’. When blood flow to the heart is blocked off, for example, because of coronary hea...
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Fixing the heart’s electrical wiring system to prevent abnormal heart rhythms and heart failureUniversity of Manchester | Dr Halina Dobrzynski
The heart has an electrical wiring system called the ‘cardiac conduction system’ (CCS), which is responsible for the start and coordination of each heartbeat. When this system goes wrong it results in a slow heart rate – a type of arrhythmi...
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Cardiac arrest
A cardiac arrest is when your heart suddenly stops pumping blood around your body. Although it's sometimes mistaken for a heart attack, a cardiac arrest is different.
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What is a normal pulse rate?
A normal resting heart rate should be between 60 to 100 beats a minute. Find out what can cause your pulse rate to change and when to seek medical help.
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Developing a new computer model to study atrial fibrillationKing's College London | Dr Oleg Aslanidi
Dr Oleg Aslanidi and his team are studying ways to improve the way we treat atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart rhythm disorder and a major cause of stroke. AF can severely affect quality of life, and often medical treatments don’t...
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How cardiac hypertrophy leads to heart rhythm disturbancesUniversity of Surrey | Dr Rita Jabr
Dr Rita Jabr and Professor Christopher Fry from the University of Surrey will be investigating the potentially dangerous disturbances to heart rhythm that can occur as a result of cardiac hypertrophy. Cardiac hypertrophy is enlargement of t...
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Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT)
CPVT is a rare inherited heart rhythm disturbance found in young people and children.
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How a faulty gene may lead to atrial fibrillationUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Dr Paulus Kirchhof
Consultant cardiologist Professor Paulus Kirchhof from the University of Birmingham has been awarded a Senior Clinical Research Fellowship to establish a world-leading research programme in Birmingham into atrial fibrillation (AF), the most...
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Informații despre sănătatea inimii în limba română. (Heart health information in Romanian)
Heart Failure Heart Attack Exercise Heart health information in Romanian BHF
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ગુજરાતીમાં હૃદય સ્વાસ્થ્ય માહિતી ((Heart health information in Gujarati)
Heart Failure Heart Attack Exercise Heart health information in BHF in Gujarati