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Scientists at the University of East Anglia are studying the formation of blood vessels to help improve the treatment of heart attacks.

The number of people dying before the age of 75 in England from heart and circulatory diseases has risen to the highest level in over a decade, according to our new analysis.

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University of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu

Bristol researchers will use the Vevo 3100 to continue their ground-breaking work. The Translational Biomedical Research Centre (TBRC) at Bristol is a state-of-the-art facility. It helps researchers to take their studies from preclinical...

PureGym has installed a defibrillator in each of its gyms to help improve cardiac arrest survival rates in the UK. The UK’s leading gym chain has also been raising money this Heart Month, to support us in our work in helping people prevent, treat and manage their heart conditions.

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University of Reading | Professor Jian-Mei Li

Evidence is emerging that an enzyme called NADPH oxidase 2 (Nox2) is involved in blood vessel wall damage, high blood pressure, and aneurysms by producing harmful molecules called oxidants. Targeting Nox2 could be a way of treating these di...

Carotid artery disease is a common cause of stroke. What is it? What are the possible effects? How would you know if you had it? Find out more.

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University of Bristol | Professor Simon Satchell

People with diabetes can develop a condition called diabetic cardiomyopathy, which means the heart muscle doesn’t pump blood around the body as effectively as it should. Dr Simon Satchell and his colleagues at the University of Bristol are ...

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University of Nottingham | Professor Maarten Taal

In advanced heart failure and moderate chronic kidney disease, symptoms caused by fluid retention are the most common reason for hospital admissions. Symptoms caused by fluid retention are the most common reason for hospital admissions, and...

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University of Oxford | Professor Dr Jemma Hopewell

Currently we can reduce the risk of people dying from heart disease by reducing blood cholesterol levels using drugs such as statins, controlling blood pressure and diabetes, and encouraging people to stop smoking. We can use several approa...