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AI (artificial intelligence) in heart healthcare
Top researcher Professor Fu Siong Ng explains how AI could revolutionise heart healthcare – from earlier diagnosis and risk prediction to personalised treatments.
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Why does heart block occur at night, especially in athletes?University of Manchester | Dr Halina Dobrzynski
The rate and rhythm of the heartbeat changes between night and day. In particular, at night there can be long pauses between heartbeats, known as ‘heart block’. This occurs in a specialised part of the heart called the atrioventricular (AV)...
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Developing sophisticated software to train doctors in the use of temporary pacemakersBrunel University London | Professor Ashraf William Khir
Cardiac temporary pacing (TP) is a medical technique that helps the heartbeat get back to normal after its rhythm has been disturbed as a result of, for example, heart surgery or a heart attack. An electrical current is delivered directly t...
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How changes in calcium levels trigger an abnormal heart rhythmUniversity of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford
Some heart patients suffer from a condition called torsade de pointes – a dangerous change in heart rhythm. New treatments are urgently needed to combat this potentially life-threatening condition. Researchers have identified that the level...
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How your heart works - heart and circulatory system
Find out more about the anatomy and function of the heart and circulatory system. Have a look through our pictures of the heart and learn more about what it takes to keep our blood pumping.
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Making ‘hearts in a dish’ to study myotonic dystrophyUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Chris Denning
Professor Chris Denning and colleagues at the University of Nottingham will use stem cells to investigate how to treat a genetic condition that often leads to death from abnormal heart rhythms, known as myotonic dystrophy. They will take sk...
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Can we predict if atrial fibrillation will respond to certain ablation treatments?Imperial College London | Dr Nick Linton
Intermediate Clinical Research Fellow Dr Nick Linton is working out ways to detect people with continuous atrial fibrillation who respond well to ablation treatment. Trained in both cardiology and engineering, he wants to apply engineering ...
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Understanding heart injury after a heart attack through advanced imaging studiesUniversity of Leeds | Dr Erica Dall Armellina
The BHF has awarded an Intermediate Clinical Research Fellowship to Dr Erica Dall Armellina from the University of Oxford to launch an imaging programme which will use innovative techniques to look at injury to heart muscle in patients who ...
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Could your beta-blocker side effects be a trick of the mind?
Some people stop taking beta blockers because they believe they’re causing side effects like breathlessness and weight gain. But these symptoms can be caused by the nocebo effect, explains specialist Dr Sameer Zaman.
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Research Excellence and Accelerator Awards
Find out about the world-class centres of cardiovascular research that the British Heart Foundation are funding.