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Artificial intelligence helps Manchester scientists understand congenital heart defects
Scientists at The University of Manchester are using artificial intelligence (AI) to help unravel the secrets of gene mutations that can lead to babies being born with abnormalities in their hearts. Dr Kathryn Hentges and her team hope the two-year project, funded by the British Heart Foundation, will provide patients and clinicians with new knowledge on the causes of congenital heart diseases and provide families with options in reproductive choices.
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New study suggests pain killers could increase risk of heart attack
New study in BMJ shows heightened risk of heart attacks found with common painkillers in routine use
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10 easy meals with four ingredients
You can make any of these 10 simple heart-healthy meals using only four ingredients from your fridge or store cupboard. Read more.
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Does sitting for long periods affect your heart health?University of Cambridge | Dr Katrien L Wijndaele
Adults sit a lot, especially following dinner, when they watch television. Sitting has been linked to cardiovascular health, but long-term studies with accurate sitting measures are lacking. Furthermore, no research specifically examined th...
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Unravelling the complexities of blood clotting that causes heart attacks and strokesUniversity of Bristol | Professor Ingeborg Hers
Coronary heart disease is caused by a process called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis occurs when fatty plaques build up inside artery walls. If a plaque breaks off it may cause a blood clot in arteries supplying the heart or brain, a heart...
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Developing a better way to diagnose different types of heart failureImperial College London | Professor Peter Weinberg
As the heart contracts, it generates a wave of increased blood flow through our arteries. As it relaxes, flow decreases. Studies have shown that analysing these ‘arterial waves’ could help distinguish between two types of heart failure - ...
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Turning back the tide on heart and circulatory diseases
Turning Back The Tide is our new five-point plan to improve outcomes for people with or at risk of heart and circulatory diseases. Find out more.
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Making sure pacemakers deliver the maximum benefit for heart failure patientsImperial College London | Professor Darrel Francis
Heart failure is a condition where the heart becomes less effective at pumping blood. In some people who have heart failure, the left and right sides of the heart don’t beat in time with each other. This condition – called ‘desynchronicity’...
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Thousands of heart attack sufferers missed life saving hospital care during coronavirus
An estimated 5000 heart attack sufferers in England may have missed out on life saving hospital treatment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research we’ve funded.
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Activating NKT cells to stop the immune system rejecting a heart transplantUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Nicholas Jones
Heart transplantation may be the only option available for some patients with irreversibly damaged and failing hearts. But the donor heart can be rejected by the person’s immune system. Although certain types of immune cells are responsible...