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A smartphone-based ECG recorder is five times more effective at diagnosing heart rhythm problems than standard tests, according to new research.

Find out how our research has led to improvements in cardiac ablation - a procedure used to treat arrhythmia.

We’ve called for urgent action as figures for December revealed average ambulance response times of over 90 minutes for heart attacks and strokes in England.

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Imperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett

Dr Zachary Whinnett and his team study heart failure, a serious condition with debilitating symptoms that has no cure. Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT), a type of pacemaker therapy, is an important treatment for heart failure, imp...

Professor Darrel Francis, a professor of cardiology, answers common queries including: are statins safe, are there side effects, what’s a low-dose statin, and can you drink alcohol on statins?

Latest NHS England figures published today show that the number of people on cardiac waiting lists grew to a record 349,090 at the end of September in England.

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The number of times people were hospitalised due to heart failure rose significantly in Blackpool during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research we've funded and presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.

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University of Manchester | Dr Katharine Dibb

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of irregular heart rhythm, and people with heart failure are more at risk of the condition. AF affects the atria - the top two heart chambers – where disturbed electrical signals prevent rhyt...