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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...

Find out how together we can address high-risk conditions for CVD in Scotland to save lives and reduce NHS pressures.

Together we can address high-risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Wales to save lives and reduce NHS pressures.

SADS affects around 500 people in the UK every year. Sam's son Toby was one of them.

You can tell if you have a regular or irregular heart rate by checking your pulse. This page will show you how to find and check your pulse.

BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse, Regina Giblin, explains how lack of oxygen to the heart and medicine side effects can cause long-term tiredness in people with heart and circulatory conditions.

Learn about enjoying a happy and healthy sex life even if you have a heart condition including when you can start having sex again and why you may be experiencing a loss of sex drive or impotence.

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University of Bristol | Professor Jules Hancox

Research that reveals more about how the heartbeat is controlled is important to our understanding of how the heart works and could potentially reveal new ways to treat some types of irregular heartbeat (arrhythmias). Our heart is divide...

If you’re living with a congenital heart disease, your pregnancy will be considered more of a risk. That’s why you must speak to a healthcare professional about starting a family. Find out what we advise for a safe pregnancy.

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University of Leicester | Dr Kieran Brack

The cardiac ganglionic plexus (CGP) is a branching network of nerves associated with the heart and specifically the regulation of the heartbeat. Dr Kieran Brack from the University of Leicester will study how the CGP affects cardiac functio...