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Men who are prescribed phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitors, such as Viagra, in the years following a heart attack have a substantially lower risk of dying or being hospitalised for heart failure.

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Imperial College London | Dr Emmanuel Dupont

Dr Emmanuel Dupont and his team at Imperial College London are testing a new computer simulation, which would allow researchers to study abnormal heart rhythms. To beat regularly, the heart contracts in response to complex electrical ci...

Our medical expert explains what the high-sensitivity troponin test is and how it could help diagnose women who've had a heart attack.

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University of Manchester | Professor Mark R Boyett

The heartbeat begins at the natural pacemaker of the heart – called the sinoatrial node. The beat is initiated by two systems, called the ‘membrane clock’ and the ‘calcium clock’. As we get older or develop heart failure, the pacemaker no l...

Scientists develop a new type of 3D microscopy to capture the growing hearts of zebrafish embryos for the first time, which could also teach us more about the human heart.

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University of Bristol | Professor Gianni D Angelini

Heart surgery causes inflammation throughout the whole body, and inflammation is often the reason people stay in intensive care for a long time or even die after surgery. One of the ways the body defends itself against uncontrolled inflamma...

We look behind the headlines about new draft guidelines on who could be offered statins.

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University of Manchester | Dr Xin Wang

Sudden cardiac death can happen as a result of electrical disturbances that cause abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias. Over half of people with heart failure die from an abnormal heart rhythm that causes a fatal cardiac arrest. The drugs...

You can tell if you have a regular or irregular heart rate by checking your pulse. This page will show you how to find and check your pulse.

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University of Manchester | Dr Kathryn Hentges

Each day in the UK, 12 babies are diagnosed with a heart defect that happens as the baby develops in the womb, known as congenital heart disease. BHF-funded research has contributed to major improvements in the understanding and treatment o...