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Age alone no barrier for heart attack treatment
Elderly patients suffering the most common type of heart attack may benefit from more invasive treatment, according to new research.
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Machine learning for personalised prescribing after a heart attackUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills
Heart attacks occur when a blood clot blocks a coronary artery. After a heart attack, people are prescribed drugs to reduce the risk of another. This includes medicines to prevent blood clots, often described as 'thinning' the blood. Unfort...
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What happens when atrial t-tubules disappear in heart failure?University of Manchester | Dr Katharine Dibb
People with heart failure are at higher risk of atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm which greatly increases the risk of stroke. Dr Katharine Dibb and colleagues from the University of Manchester are researching the structure and f...
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Can a new test identify people at high risk of heart attacks and strokes?University of Oxford | Professor Charalambos Antoniades
Professor Charalambos Antoniades at the University of Oxford wants to develop a new simple test that will identify people at high risk of heart attacks and strokes earlier than is currently possible. This could transform how we prevent and ...
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Should the flu vaccine programme be extended for heart attack and stroke prevention?London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Dr Charlotte Warren-Gash
Researchers are investigating if people with heart disease risk factors are vulnerable to flu-related heart attacks. Having a respiratory infection, such as flu or pneumonia, temporarily raises our risk of a heart attack or stroke. While...
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Diabetes raises risk of heart attack death by 50 per cent
Research funded by the British Heart Foundation has found that having diabetes increases the risk of dying from the effects of a heart attack by around 50 per cent
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Cheap blood test could save lives of thousands of heart attack patients
A quick and cheap blood test could help doctors to spot people at high risk of death following a suspected heart attack, according to research published in PLOS Medicine and funded by us.
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Act on mystery chest pain to reduce risk of heart attack, researchers urge
Future heart attacks could be better prevented in people visiting their GP with unexplained chest pain, after researchers we've funded developed the clearest picture yet of the factors that put them at higher risk.
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Driving with a heart or circulatory condition
Learn more about driving while living with a heart condition, specifically how quickly you can get back to driving, whether you need to let the DVLA know about your heart condition, whether you can drive a large goods vehicle, and whether you need to let your car insurance company know.
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Stretching exercises to improve your flexibility in 10 minutes
Discover 10 stretches from exercise specialist Andrew Scard to help your joints and muscles move more easily, including hamstring, neck and shoulder stretches.