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Do diseased hearts ‘deform’ in a different way to normal hearts?University of Oxford | Professor Vicente Grau
So the heart can pump blood and oxygen around the body effectively, its four chambers need to ‘deform’ and change shape. But when the heart muscle is damaged, such as after a heart attack, this process does not work and the heart does not p...
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Fats explained: saturated, unsaturated and trans fats
BHF Senior Dietitian, Dell Standford, explains how much fat you should eat, the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats, and which fatty foods and oils are healthy.
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Improving the diagnosis of people with type 2 myocardial infarctionUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills
Supervised by Professor Nicholas Mills the Clinical Research Training Fellow on this project wants to find out the causes and prognosis of heart muscle damage that is not caused by a typical heart attack. A heart attack is the result of a ...
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Wegovy: what to know about the weight-loss injection
Find out how the weight-loss medication semaglutide (better known as Wegovy) works, how effective it is, the side effects, and how to get it on the NHS.
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Identifying people at risk of arrhythmias after cardiac resynchronisation therapyKing's College London | Dr Steven Niederer
Dr Steven Niederer and his team at King’s College London are working out why some people develop heart rhythm problems, or arrhythmias, after they receive cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT). CRT is used to treat heart failure, but it a...
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Drug cabinet: Diuretics
Diuretics are useful in treating heart failure, a condition in which the body holds too much water. They encourage kidneys to release water in the urine.
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Preventing arteries from blocking after angioplastyUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Graeme Nixon
Patients with blocked coronary arteries often undergo angioplasty - the insertion of a balloon catheter into the artery followed by balloon inflation to unblock the artery and restore blood flow to the heart. However, as a result of angiopl...
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Regenerative medicine: the quest to repair damaged hearts
Discover the latest research into regenerative medicine, from heart patches to gene therapy.
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Find a walking group
There are lots of different walking groups around the UK, so you're sure to find one to suit you. Here's our guide to help you find a walking group.
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Millions to benefit from £10M national cardiovascular data science centre
Health Data Research UK and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have today announced the launch of the BHF Data Science Centre, which will deliver the data and data science needed to address some of the most pressing challenges in heart and circulatory health research.