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Finding out why exercise causes heart rhythm disturbances in long QT syndromeQueen 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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What to expect in a cath lab: 360 degree video
The cath lab, also known as catheter laboratory or cardiac catheterisation laboratory, is part of a hospital's cardiac department. Read what happens there.
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"Some days even walking up the stairs can be difficult with my atrial fibrillation"
"My heart rate went from 120 to 180 in seconds. I rubbed my hands together and tried the heart monitors again - I thought they were broken rather than something was happening with my heart,” Mike explains.
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Shining a spotlight on rare inherited disease to protect hearts this Valentine’s Day
We are funding a new study at The University of Oxford that could help prevent young people from suffering a fatal cardiac arrest due to a rare inherited heart disease.
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Using high tech imaging to reveal the impact of scarring on the heart’s rhythmUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Godfrey L Smith
The normal heartbeat is coordinated by electrical impulses which spread rapidly through the heart. During a heart attack a blood vessel in the heart is blocked and the tissue supplied by that vessel may die, becoming replaced by scar tissue...
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Can ripple mapping guided ablation therapy reduce ventricular rhythm disturbances?Imperial College London | Professor Prapa Kanagaratnam
Following a heart attack, part of the heart muscle dies and is replaced by scar tissue. But within the scar, there often remain channels of living tissue that can form a short circuit around the scar, leading to electrical disturbances (arr...
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Long QT syndrome
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare condition that affects up to 1 in 2,000 people. The condition is often inherited but can be caused by other things like medications.
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Previous Clinical Study Grant Awards
Clinical Study Grants support clinical trials and observational studies of specific patient groups. Previous awards have included a broad range of types and sizes of study, e.g. single centre pilot studies, large multi-centre trials, UK arms of international trials, sub-studies of existing trials.
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Testing a new ablation method to treat atrial fibrillationImperial College London | Professor Prapa Kanagaratnam
Dr Prapa Kanagaratnam and his team at Imperial College London are working out if a new ablation protocol to treat atrial fibrillation (AF) can help people avoid the need to attend hospital. AF is the most common type of abnormal heart r...
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Electrophysiological (EP) study
This page describes how your doctor can use an Electrophysiological (EP) study to look at your heart's electrical activity, what happens during and after an EP study and the risks of having the test.