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University College London | Professor James Moon

The most common form of heart valve disease is aortic stenosis, where there is narrowing of the aortic valve – the valve that controls blood flow from the heart into the main blood vessel supplying the body. The heart has to pump harder to...

New research has proven that a wire inserted into an artery which supplies blood to the heart, called a coronary artery, after someone has a heart attack can predict if they will go on to develop heart failure.

Winter is the perfect time for some warm, filling meals. Watch our videos of 6 heart-healthy comfort recipes to see you through the season.

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King's College London | Professor Jonathan Kentish

Professor Jonathan Kentish and his team at King’s College London are working out if switching on an enzyme called protein kinase D (PKD) could help the heart to pump blood around the body after heart failure. In some people who have had a...

Find out if carrying extra weight around the waist or arms can increase your risk of dementia or Parkinson's disease.

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University of Bristol | Dr Emma Hart

The carotid body is a cluster of sensors near to the carotid artery in the throat. It is highly sensitive to reduced blood flow and reduced oxygen circulation, and triggers hyperventilation and increased blood pressure by activating an arm ...

Research that we're funding at the University of Sheffield could make angiograms more effective and help clinicians locate blockages in coronary arteries.

RESEARCH

St George's, University of London | Dr Daniel Meijles

Research suggests that a class of cancer medicines called Raf inhibitors can affect cell-protective mechanisms in the heart. This project will determine whether these drugs could have a detrimental effect in people with heart and circulator...