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  • High BMI and blood pressure create a heavy heart

    Being overweight or obese creates damaging changes to the structure of the heart, according to new research.

  • RESEARCH

    How t-tubules develop in the heart

    University of Manchester | Dr Katharine Dibb

    Heart cells from the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles) are marked by deep grooves called transverse (t)-tubules, which are important for normal contraction of the heart. Heart cells from the upper chambers (atria) were thought to lac...

  • Could eating liquorice affect my blood pressure?

    Our expert explains the potential health dangers of eating too much liquorice. Find out more.

  • RESEARCH

    Chemical messengers in heart failure and hypertrophy

    University of Oxford | Professor Manuela Zaccolo

    Cardiac hypertrophy is when cells in the heart grow too large and cannot pull together efficiently to produce the heartbeat; this can lead to heart failure. One important change that can happen during heart failure is disruption to a proces...

  • RESEARCH

    Studying the role of AmpII protein and t-tubules in the heart

    University of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford

    Professor Andrew Trafford and his team at the University of Manchester are studying proteins called amphiphysins to find out how they are involved in heart muscle contraction. For heart muscle cells to contract efficiently to pump blood...

  • “I got back to work after a stroke and heart failure”

    Find out how James Hall got back to the job he loves after he had a stroke and became partially sighted overnight.

  • 7 things we learned at the UK’s largest heart conference

    This week the British Cardiovascular Society conference gave us three days of cutting-edge developments in heart and circulatory research. Many of the UK’s brightest cardiovascular minds came to Manchester to share what they have been doing for the past 12 months. Here are seven things that we learned.

  • PUBLICATION

    Understanding heart failure - large print

    Large Print, 64 pages, published on 16/08/2024

    A large print version of our booklet on heart failure, including diagnosis, tests, treatments and life after.

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  • What is a TAVI procedure?

    Ann Simpson shares what it’s like to have TAVI – a life-enhancing procedure to treat heart valve disease.

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