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  • RESEARCH

    Can a CT heart scan predict and prevent heart attacks more effectively than a risk score?

    University of Edinburgh | Professor David Newby

    Doctors currently calculate a person’s risk of a future heart attack caused by coronary artery disease using a risk score based on a person’s age, gender and risk factors. If this score is high, doctors may suggest taking preventive measure...

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    Obesity and heart failure: explaining the obesity paradox

    University of Oxford | Dr Oliver Rider

    Although obesity increases the chance of developing heart failure, when patients have heart failure they may live longer if they are obese. This unexpected finding is termed the 'obesity paradox' and the reasons behind it are currently unkn...

  • Hot weather and your heart

    Find out how about hot weather can affect you, especially during the coronavirus outbreak, and what you should do to stay cool.

  • Drug could be repurposed to help heart attack patients

    Drugs currently undergoing development to treat anaemia could be repurposed to help prevent people with Type 2 diabetes from developing heart failure, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

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    Developing a heart research tool using fruit flies

    University of Sussex | Dr Jeremy Niven

    Supervised by Dr Jeremy Niven, a PhD student is studying heart cells from fruit flies to explore its use as a model for heart and circulatory disease research. Despite their obvious stark differences, fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaste...

  • Does acid reflux increase the risk of heart attack?

    A study links severe acid reflux to a 27% higher heart attack risk. We unpack the findings, media coverage, and what it means for your heart health.

  • Endocarditis

    Endocarditis also known as bacterial or infective endocarditis is an infection that affects the inner lining of the heart. Read more to find out about symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.

  • RESEARCH

    Using fibrate drugs to improve heart function

    University of Oxford | Professor Masliza Mahmod

    Aortic stenosis (AS) is the narrowing of the valve opening of the major artery in the heart. This limits blood flow through the valve, meaning the heart has to pump harder. Research has shown that people with AS tend to have fatty deposits ...

  • Injectable gel to repair damage after a heart attack

    Researchers we’ve funded have developed a new biodegradable gel that can help to improve the delivery of cells directly into the living heart and could form a new generation of treatments to repair damage caused by a heart attack. This research was presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.

  • Are statins really of little benefit to healthy people?

    A study reports that giving statins to people with low risk of heart disease may not be worthwhile. We look behind the headlines.

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