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King's College London | Professor Sergi Garcia-Manyes

During the course of a heartbeat, the muscle expands as the chambers fill with blood and then relaxes as the force of the contraction pushes oxygenated blood around the body. The versatile, elastic function of the heart is so important to i...

Roger Black backs BHF to encourage the nation to do one good thing for their heart during Heart Month

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University of Manchester | Dr Luigi Venetucci

Each heartbeat consists of two phases: systole and diastole. During systole, heart muscle cells – cardiomyocytes – in the lower chambers of the heart contract (shorten) to pump blood out of the heart. During diastole, these lower chamber ca...

A new study published in the British Medical Journal suggests statins do not reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack or death in healthy individuals over the age of 75.

Find out what procedures can improve aortic stenosis symptoms, and who may be offered them.

Find out how together we can address high-risk conditions for CVD in Northern Ireland to save lives and reduce NHS pressures.

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St George's, University of London | Professor Anthony Albert

Abnormal contraction of blood vessels leads to high blood pressure, which in turn is a significant risk factor for heart and circulatory diseases. Recently, a group of molecules called calcium-sensing receptors (CaSRs) have been shown to ...

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University of Cambridge | Professor Hugh Markus

When blood vessels feeding the brain become blocked because of furred up arteries (atherosclerosis) or a blood clot, a stroke occurs. In 2009, around 49,000 people in the UK died following a stroke. This research will find out if an epileps...