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This summer, we are encouraging the nation to book a taster volunteering session with their local shop. Three couples share the reasons they love volunteering…

A commonly taken antiobiotic may increase the risk of heart problems.

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University of Oxford | Dr Mathilda Mommersteeg

Dr Mathilda Mommersteeg is studying how the nervous system is involved in heart and circulatory disease, and what controls the location of nerves within the heart. Although the heart beats on its own, the heart’s nerve supply helps to a...

This page describes the Genetic Information Service (GIS) which can provide you with information on inherited heart conditions.

Barbara Casadei combines her role as a heart doctor at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with pioneering work to improve our understanding of atrial fibrillation

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Andrew Tinker

People with a type of inherited heart condition called long QT syndrome are at risk of abnormal heart rhythms. These abnormal heart rhythms put people at risk of sudden cardiac death, particularly during or following exercise. Long QT syndr...

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University 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...

Your heart rate (also known as your pulse rate) is the number of times your heart beats per minute (bpm). Everyone’s heart rate is different and can change over time. Read more.

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In aid of Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day, Hannah tells us her story of how her congenital condition has become her greatest strength.