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Patients with kidney failure at ‘unacceptably’ high risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds
People with kidney failure are many times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than the general population and have a higher risk of dying as a result, according to research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) published today in the European Heart Journal.
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A new imaging tool to detect and monitor amyloid in the heartUniversity College London | Professor James Moon
In this fellowship, Professor James Moon and colleagues are developing a new imaging tool to detect amyloid protein in the heart. This may allow clinical trials of new drugs to treat the condition. Amyloidosis is a serious disease cause...
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Over half living with heart and circulatory diseases have experienced sadness, anxiety and depression
Our survey involving almost 5,000 people living with conditions such as a heart attack, stroke and heart failure finds that many are not getting the support they need.
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Understanding how PDE3A proteins function in the heart could lead to new treatments for heart failureUniversity of Oxford | Professor Manuela Zaccolo
Professor Manuela Zaccolo is studying heart failure, where the heart is unable to pump hard enough to deliver enough blood around the body and for which there is currently no cure. Some of the drugs used to treat heart failure work by bl...
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Can the splicing protein SRSF3 help the heart repair itself?University of Oxford | Dr Nicola Smart
Dr Nicola Smart from the University of Oxford is finding out if proteins involved in a process called splicing can help heart muscle repair itself after a heart attack. Several years ago, Dr Smart and her colleagues found that a molecule...
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Palpitations
A heart palpitation is when you suddenly become aware of your heartbeat pounding or beating more quickly than usual. Learn more with the British Heart.
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Understanding the impact of metabolites on heart functionUniversity of Oxford | Professor Craig Lygate
Homoarginine (HA) and creatine are substances produced by the AGAT enzyme. Too little of either substance impairs heart function, and it’s thought that they may act together in the progression of heart failure. Low levels of HA are known t...
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Heart care waiting list grows by nearly 100,000 in two years in England
Latest NHS England figures published today show that cardiac waiting lists rose to 419,039 at the end of April 2024 in England – an increase of 4,443 on the previous month. This is the highest total on record.
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Fixing the heart’s electrical wiring system to prevent abnormal heart rhythms and heart failureUniversity of Manchester | Dr Halina Dobrzynski
The heart has an electrical wiring system called the ‘cardiac conduction system’ (CCS), which is responsible for the start and coordination of each heartbeat. When this system goes wrong it results in a slow heart rate – a type of arrhythmi...
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First patients enter a groundbreaking clinical trial to improve how implantable cardioverter defibrillators are used
The first patient has undergone surgery in a landmark clinical trial we are funding which aims to reduce deaths from sudden cardiac arrests.