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All about cardiac tumours
BHF Professor Sven Plein explains what cardiac tumours are, and tells Senior Cardiac Nurse Emily McGrath why spotting them early is important.
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Matching heart problems to electrical readings on ECGsImperial College London | Professor Nicholas Peters
Professor Nicholas Peters and his colleagues at Imperial College London are working out how the electrical readings on ECGs (electrocardiograms) relate to underlying heart damage, so that doctors may be better able to diagnose heart problem...
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New drugs to break the cycle of heart scarringUniversity of Bristol | Dr Mark Bond
The build-up of scar tissue in the heart (fibrosis) is a key process that contributes to heart failure. It is caused by an increased number of cells called fibroblasts, which lay together to form scar tissue. The result is that the heart wa...
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At-home 'foot-recognition' AI scanner can prevent heart failure hospitalisations
A home device which scans someone’s feet as soon as they get out of bed in the morning could keep people with heart failure out of hospital, according to research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.
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What are the roles of proteins HD3 alpha and TGF beta in heart fibrosis?King's College London | Dr Lingfang Zeng
Fibrosis is the development of scar tissue, which prevents the heart from working normally and can lead to heart failure. BHF Senior Lecturer Dr Lingfang Zeng and BHF Professor Ajay Shah from King’s College London are interested in the dise...
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Researchers in Scotland and Israel study pericytes to regenerate the heartUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Bruno Peault
The University of Edinburgh and Technion have world-leading researchers in the field of heart regeneration and as part of this project they will join forces to help find ways of repairing damaged heart muscle. Professor Peault, based at ...
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Heart attack significantly increases risk of other health conditions
A major new study we part-funded has found that having a heart attack significantly increases the risk of developing other serious long-term health conditions.
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Does our heart have an internal clock that sets its rhythm?University of Manchester | Professor Mark R Boyett
Professor Mark Boyett wants to find out if the day-night cycle affects heart rhythm. A healthy heart steadily pumps blood around the body. An abnormal heart rhythm that is irregular, or is too fast or too slow is called an arrhythmia. I...
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Waiting lists for vital heart care rise to record level again in England
Hospital waiting lists for potentially life saving vital heart care continue to rise each month, according to latest NHS England figures published today.
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Can a new drug combination protect the heart from injury?University of Bristol | Professor Raimondo Ascione
Open-heart surgery typically requires stopping the heart for one to two hours while blood is instead pumped around the body using a heart-lung machine. Despite many advances, stopping the heart can still lead to heart damage which can cause...