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Waiting lists for vital heart care at new record levels in England
Hospital waiting lists for vital heart care have risen again to record levels, according to latest NHS England figures published today.
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London to Brighton Bike Ride raises over £1m for vital heart research
Sir Patrick Vallance joined over 12,000 cyclists who pedalled their way to success in the British Heart Foundation's (BHF) London to Brighton Bike Ride on Sunday 16th June, raising over £1 million for vital heart research.
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Is the nervous system involved in abnormal heart rhythms in acquired long QT syndrome?University of Birmingham | Dr James Winter
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr James Winter is studying long QT syndrome, a disorder of the heart’s electrical system, characterised by a typical pattern on an electrocardiogram. Long QT syndrome can be inherited beca...
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Is the positioning of proteins on the surface of heart cells important for atrial fibrillation?Imperial College London | Professor Julia Gorelik
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of irregular heart rhythm, when the normal synchronised contraction of the upper chambers (atria) of the heart goes awry. This can have life-threatening consequences because it increases the ...
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Watch: What is aspirin and what does it do in your body?
People with cardiovascular disease may be prescribed aspirin to help prevent blood clots. Watch our animation on how aspirin works, possible side effects and answers to common questions.
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Finding links between quality of life and future health problems in heart attack survivorsUniversity of Leeds | Professor Christopher Gale
A team in Leeds are using health databases to help doctors improve the long-term care of heart attack survivors. Thanks to advances in medical care for people who’ve had a heart attack, more people than ever are surviving. Yet many go on t...
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“My heart was stopping for twelve seconds at a time” – Wearable patch can spot danger in people with unexplained fainting
A Cambridge librarian has spoken about how a wearable heart monitor, fitted after visiting A&E due to unexplained fainting, helped doctors quickly spot his life-threatening heart problem.
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Working out how certain drugs affect the heart and blood vesselsUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Keith L Brain
Dr Keith Brain from The University of Birmingham wants to develop a method to study how the ‘autonomic’ nerves that are important for controlling healthy heart and blood vessel function work in living animals. This has so far been difficult...
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Heart attack blood test allows healthy patients to go home earlier
An early rule-out pathway for heart attack reduces length of stay and hospital admissions according to research presented at the European Society of Cardiology conference in Paris.
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Taking ibuprofen with aspirin after a heart attack could increase risk of bleeding, according to study
Combining anti-clotting medication, such as aspirin, with ibuprofen following a heart attack could increase the risk of bleeding and further heart events, according to research.