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University of St Andrews | Dr Samantha Pitt

In healthy people, calcium is released from large stores in heart cells through specialised ‘gates’ called ryanodine receptors. The release of calcium into the cell causes the heart to beat strongly. But in patients with heart failure, calc...

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A cardioversion aims to get your abnormal heart rhythm back to normal. It is a type of treatment used for heart conditions.

Find what PET scans are used for, what’s involved, and what they will tell your doctor.

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Sunday 16 August 2026

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Edinburgh

The route starts just outside Edinburgh. You’ll run out and back along the magnificent Golf Coast before finishing at Musselburgh Racecourse.

BHF-funded researchers carried out a study to find out how to help people quit smoking successfully – should they cut down gradually or quit ‘cold turkey’?

Professor Ajay Shah's team are currently working to define the effect enzymes have on a heart facing an increased workload.

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University of Bristol | Dr Mark Bond

Dr Mark Bond and his colleagues at the University of Bristol are studying how a molecule called cAMP protects blood vessel health to see if manipulating it could treat vascular disease. High levels of cAMP inside the cells that line bloo...