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University of Oxford | Dr Richard Tyser

The heart is the first organ to form in an embryo, and must begin to pump early, but exactly how it first starts to beat is not understood. We know that the beating of the heart is caused by calcium, which moves in and out of cells and tri...

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University of Manchester | Dr Matthias Schmitt

Dr Matthias Schmitt, University of Manchester, is determining the best position for a pacemaker lead in the heart. When a pacemaker is implanted, the lead can be placed at the lowermost tip of the heart, or between the ventricle chambers of...

It was a Sunday morning during the coronavirus pandemic, when Jean Peet had a heart attack while putting on her walking boots.

Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Centre in the US have announced the world’s first successful transplant of a genetically modified pig’s heart into a human.

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University of Dundee | Professor Chim Lang

Professor Chim Lang and colleagues at the University of Dundee are looking at whether a drug called empagliflozin could treat people with both diabetes and heart failure. People with diabetes are at greater risk of developing coronary arte...

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University of Oxford | Dr Pawel Swietach

Heart failure reduces the pumping function of the heart, which can make even basic exercise almost impossible, disturb heart rhythm and shorten life expectancy. Researchers are trying to understand what controls the normal synchronised cont...

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University of Glasgow | Dr William Holmes

A heart attack happens when one or more coronary arteries become blocked, stopping blood flow to the heart muscle. The extent of the damage to the heart affects how well patients will respond to treatment. For example, angioplasty reinstate...

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