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Our expert answers your question on sunbathing if you have heart failure, including staying hydrated and using sunscreen.

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University of Glasgow | Professor Colin Berry

In 2011, the British Heart Foundation funded a study to look at the best way to decide which treatment to give to people who had recently had a heart attack. This showed that measuring the ‘pressure drop’ in a narrowed artery – something ca...

We’ve been funding research to test whether smartphone apps can help diagnose heart rhythm problems.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Adrian Hobbs

Sepsis and septic shock are the main cause of death in patients in intensive care. Understanding exactly what is happening to the heart and circulatory system in sepsis (a widespread infection) may reveal new ways to treat this life-threate...

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University of Manchester | Dr Delvac Oceandy

Coronary heart disease occurs when the inside of one or more of your coronary arteries become narrowed due to a gradual build-up of fatty deposits. This limits the blood flow in part of your heart muscle, causing inflammation and disruptin...

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Diabetes can damage arteries and veins, putting people at risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases. We’ve been funding research to find out how best to protect the heart and blood vessels in people with diabetes.

Regularly drinking more than the recommended UK guidelines for alcohol could take years off your life, according to new research that we part-funded published today in the Lancet. The study shows that drinking more alcohol is associated with a higher risk of stroke, fatal aneurysm, heart failure and death.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Kairbaan Hodivala Dilke

Heart failure happens when the heart is not pumping blood around your body as effectively as it should. This debilitating condition can make people feel tired, breathless and develop swollen limbs. Whilst treatments are available to help re...