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University College London | Dr Srijita Sen Chowdhry

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited heart muscle disease, where heart muscle can be replaced by fibrous fatty tissue. It is thought to affect at least 1 in 1000 people. Many people have a mild form of ARV...

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Cardiff University | Dr Nia Thomas

Coordinated contraction of the heart muscle during each heartbeat is only achieved when calcium movement in heart cells is well controlled. Unfortunately, we now know that genetic errors in key molecules and structures of the heart that con...

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University of Edinburgh | Dr Matthew Reed

Around 300,000 people in the UK attend hospital emergency departments each year with palpitations, which are irregular heartbeats, and presyncope, a sudden feeling that you are about to lose consciousness. In some patients, these symptoms c...

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University College London | Dr Juan Pablo Kaski

This clinical PhD project supervised by Dr Juan Pablo Kaski, based at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, aims to improve how doctors identify children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who are at high risk of sudden cardiac death ...

Electrophysiological (EP) study is a test to look at your heart's electrical activity. Find out what happens during the test, any risks and how you get your results.

New research suggests extensive tests can diagnose hidden inherited heart conditions in families of SADS victims.

Long QT syndrome (or LQTS) is a rare condition that affects the way your heart beats. The condition is often inherited but can be caused by other things like medicine.

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Imperial College London | Dr Sonya Babu Narayan

Thanks to advances in treatment, most babies born with congenital heart disease survive to adulthood but many are at risk of sudden death from unexpected heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmia). Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan has been awarded an Int...

BHF Professor Sven Plein explains what cardiac tumours are, and tells Senior Cardiac Nurse Emily McGrath why spotting them early is important.

Senior BHF Dietitian, Dell Stanford, explains that a compound in liquorice root called glycyrrhizin can raise blood pressure and cause fluid retention if you eat too much of it.