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A cardioversion aims to get your abnormal heart rhythm back to normal. It is a type of treatment used for heart conditions.

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University of Bristol | Professor Jules Hancox

Suffering from an abnormal heart rhythm (a condition called arrhythmia) is a frightening and potentially life-threatening condition. New treatments are needed to help prevent them. Professor Jules Hancox and his team at the University of Br...

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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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 Bristol | Professor Jules Hancox

Professor Jules Hancox and his colleagues at the University of Bristol are studying the causes of abnormal heart rhythms in Rett Syndrome, a condition caused by faults in a gene called MECP2. In Rett Syndrome, children initially thrive, but...

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Our top picks from the British Cardiovascular Society conference 2021, where leading cardiologists and researchers presented fascinating research.

Fifty years ago, humans set foot on the moon for the first time and history was made. We now know that weightlessness in space affects both the heart and circulatory system.