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University College London | Professor Silvia Schievano

Diseases of the heart valves are common and, when serious, require treatment with open-heart surgery. Recently, a non-surgical technique for aortic valve replacement has been developed. Despite its success, only patients considered at high ...

It’s important to know your blood pressure and try to keep it down. But is there a risk in going too low?

A new drug for preventing lung damage and blood clots in people with COVID-19 is set to be trialled in UK hospitals with support from researchers at our British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence at Imperial College London.

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University of Bristol | Professor Emma Raven

Heme is a small molecule that contains iron in the middle of it. Many different proteins in our bodies have heme bound to them - including haemoglobin, the molecule that carries oxygen in the blood. But heme also has other roles in our cell...

Our new analysis has shown that stroke survivors are more than twice as likely to be living with dementia.

Developing new ways to measure stiffness of arteries

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Imperial College London | Professor Prapa Kanagaratnam

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart rhythm disorder that causes palpitations and breathlessness. The condition is caused by abnormal electrical activity originating from the veins that drain into the left atrium. Catheter ablation is...

Whether it's lunch with work colleagues or an evening celebrating with friends, we tend to eat more when we go out. Get our tips for healthy eating out.

Weight loss drugs that have semaglutides could have cardiovascular benefits, according to new research.