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Cold water swimming: what are the health benefits and what are the risks? Chloe MacArthur, Senior Cardiac Nurse at BHF, dives into the facts.

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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.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Dr Stephen Harmer

In this Intermediate Basic Science Fellowship, Dr Harmer will investigate how an inherited heart condition, called long-QT syndrome, leads to heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias). Arrhythmias can cause sudden cardiac death and may also a...

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor David Kelsell

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited disorder of heart muscle that can cause dangerous abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure and even sudden death. There is an urgent need to understand the causes and proce...

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University of Cambridge | Dr Antony Jackson

BHF-funded researchers in Cambridge are investigating the molecular biology underlying Brugada syndrome. Brugada syndrome is a dangerous inherited heart condition that can cause sudden death. About 30 per cent of cases are caused by abnorm...

Particles in air pollution cause a wide range of damaging effects to the cardiovascular system, according to a landmark report published last week.

Discover the causes, symptoms and triggers of ectopic beats with Senior Cardiac Nurse Julie Ward.

Professor Barbara Casadei, a BHF Professor at the BHF Centre of Research Excellence, University of Oxford, has received the 2022 Louis and Artur Lucian Award in recognition of her pioneering research into atrial fibrillation (AF).

Ebstein's anomaly is a problem with your tricuspid valve which helps to control the blood flow in right side of your heart.