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  • Gwybodaeth am iechyd y galon yn Gymraeg (Heart health information in Welsh)

    Heart health information about angina, arrhythmia, healthy eating, blood pressure, cholesterol, heart failure, ECG and more in Welsh

  • Ablation

    Learn more about ablation, including why ablation is done, how ablation is done, how to prepare, recovery and the risks involved.

  • Pacemakers

    A pacemaker is a small device that can treat some abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Find out what it looks like, how it works and how it's fitted.

  • Could your smart watch alert you to risk of sudden death?

    Researchers have developed a new algorithm that could, in future, enable wearable technology to warn those at risk of dangerous heart rhythm changes. The research, which was presented at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference, found that the algorithm could use ECGs to accurately identify people at highest risk of being hospitalised or dying due to arrhythmias.

  • RESEARCH

    Controlling ion channels to prevent abnormal heart rhythms

    University of Manchester | Dr Xin Wang

    Sudden cardiac death can happen as a result of electrical disturbances that cause abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias. Over half of people with heart failure die from an abnormal heart rhythm that causes a fatal cardiac arrest. The drugs...

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    Tailoring treatments for dangerous abnormal heart rhythms

    Swansea University | Professor Christopher George

    BHF Professor Alan Williams studies abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias, which can be fatal. Although we understand some of the processes involved in arrhythmias, the efficacy of current treatments are variable, and the causes of abnorma...

  • Why heart rhythm disturbances are more likely to happen early in the morning

    Research funded by us has revealed for the first time a mechanism explaining why potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbances are more likely to occur in the morning, when people wake after a night’s sleep.

  • Heart block

    A heart block is an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia). Learn all about the causes, different types, treatments and symptoms for this heart condition.

  • RESEARCH

    Why are endurance athletes more prone to abnormal heart rhythms?

    University of Manchester | Professor Mark R Boyett

    Our heart requires an electrical signal to beat correctly. When this signal breaks down, disturbances in the heart beat called arrhythmias occur. Arrhythmias can cause serious health problems and even sudden death. We know that athletes who...

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    Do Purkinje fibres have a role in stretch-induced heart rhythm problems?

    University of Leeds | Professor Edward White

    Researchers in the UK and France are testing a new theory that could change the treatment of irregular heart rhythms. Irregular heart rhythms – when the heart beat is too fast, too slow, ‘fluttering’, or chaotic – are called arrhythmias. T...