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University of Cambridge | Dr Sanjay Sinha

Many people who have a heart attack go on to develop heart failure, a condition where the heart cannot pump blood around the body efficiently, due to damage to the heart muscle. Unlike some fish or amphibians, humans are unable to regenerat...

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University of Aberdeen | Professor Stefan Hoppler

Thanks to research, it is now possible to direct embryonic stem cells in the laboratory to mature into spontaneously contracting heart cells. However, these procedures are currently too inefficient and unreliable to generate stem cells that...

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University of Leicester | Professor G Andre Ng

Professor G Andre Ng at the University of Leicester is studying how the nervous system is involved in triggering abnormal heart rhythms, called ventricular fibrillation, which can lead to sudden cardiac death (SCD). Heart disease can incr...

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Imperial College London | Professor Cesare M N Terracciano

Professor Cesare Terracciano's team is working out how different cells within the heart interact with each other and how these relationships affect the way the heart pumps. The heart muscle is made up of cells called cardiomyocytes, which...

Over 125,000 heart attacks and strokes could be prevented in the coming decade by finding and treating the millions of people with undiagnosed high blood pressure in the UK, alongside improving treatment for those already diagnosed with high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, according to our new analysis

Ten year old Lucy, from Basingstoke, is the oldest person known world-wide that has been able to undergo a transplant to receive a ‘mismatched’ heart, thanks to a new method developed by our researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Medicines used to treat angina and high blood pressure could be used to treat acute kidney injury, a potentially deadly condition, according to research we've helped to fund.

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University of Edinburgh | Dr Gillian A Gray

Developments in heart attack treatment and research mean that 7 in 10 people will now survive a heart attack. But this isn’t the end of the story for many people. After a heart attack, the heart is often damaged and can continue to change s...

Every five minutes, someone in the UK has a heart attack. We explain all you need to know about a heart attack including the causes, symptoms and effects.

Chest pain can be caused by angina, myocarditis or a heart attack, but it's not always related to your heart. Other common causes include anxiety, heartburn and muscle pain.