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Heart attack treatment - CvLPRIT
The team behind the CvLPRIT trial wanted to find out if all narrowed vessels should be reopened during angioplasty to treat a heart attack.
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Four things we learned from an international heart conference
We cover some highlights from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions conference in America
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Could we use new diabetes medicines to reduce damage caused by heart attack?University College London | Dr Robert Bell
A heart attack occurs when an artery supplying blood to the heart becomes blocked. The heart muscle is then deprived of essential oxygen and nutrient supplies and, if left untreated, will begin to die. During a heart attack, up to half of p...
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Women and heart attacks: "I felt they didn't believe I was having a heart attack"
Carol Ighofose thought that she was having a heart attack - but she wasn't diagnosed until it was too late to save her heart from damage.
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How do I start exercising again after a heart attack or heart surgery?
It's good to stay active after a heart attack or heart surgery, but where do you start? Sarah Brealey shares tips from cardiac rehabilitation experts.
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Investigating the potential of stem cells in the heartImperial College London | Professor Prakash P Punjabi
The BHF Clinical Research Training Fellowship is providing three years of funding totalling over £200,000 to consultant surgeon Mr Prakash Punjabi and a team at Imperial College. Together they will investigate the use of stem cells to treat...
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Heart care waiting list rises by 63 per cent in three years in England
Latest NHS England figures published today show that the number of people on cardiac waiting lists has risen to a record high of 380,787 at the end of March 2023 – an increase of nearly 8,000 people since last month.
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Does Piezo1 help the heart sense mechanical stress?University of Leeds | Dr Neil Turner
Supervised by Dr Neil Turner, this PhD student is studying how a protein called Piezo1 helps the heart respond to mechanical stress, caused by increased force of contractions of heart muscle. Cardiac fibroblasts are cells that produce ‘s...
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Studying a master switch that underlies heart hypertrophyUniversity College London | Dr Vishwanie Budhram-Mahadeo
The heart’s specialised muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, help pump blood around the body. Stress or damage can force the heart to work harder, which causes the cells to adapt to the workload by growing larger, a process called hypertrop...