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New app helps doctors assess risk of repeat heart attack

We’ve been funding research to find signals in the blood that could help doctors identify people at risk of heart and circulatory diseases and find new treatments.

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University College London | Dr Barbara Jefferis

Heart and circulatory disease is one of Britain’s biggest killers, particularly in older people (age older than 70 years). We know that low levels of physical activity and high levels of sedentary behaviour, like long periods of sitting, in...

A new online calculate lets users calculate their true heart age.

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Cardiff University | Dr Nia Thomas

Coordinated contraction of the heart muscle during each heartbeat is only achieved when calcium movement in heart cells is well controlled. Unfortunately, we now know that genetic errors in key molecules and structures of the heart that con...

An experimental device that stimulates a key nerve connecting the heart and brain can improve fitness and exercise tolerance, according to research funded by us and published in the European Heart Journal.

If you are overweight or obese you are more likely to develop coronary heart disease than someone who is a healthy weight. Find out more about how your weight affects your health.

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