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Scan cuts heart attack rates
A heart scan for patients who attend hospital with chest pain could save thousands of lives.
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Improving the accuracy of cardiac MRI stress tests for the diagnosis of heart failureUniversity of Leicester | Professor Gerald McCann
Heart failure is a condition where the heart cannot pump blood effectively. It makes people feel tired, breathless and develop swollen limbs and people with heart failure have a high risk of disability and death. There are several different...
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A new non-invasive method of measuring heart pumping functionImperial College London | Professor Alun Hughes
More than 750,000 people in the UK live with heart failure. Heart failure cannot be cured, but medication can help control symptoms. By finding a non-invasive way to assess heart function, people with heart failure will be identified more r...
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Heart patients' lives at risk as waiting lists continue to grow
NHS waiting list data for January in England shows that waiting lists for cardiac patients continues to grow
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Researchers identify three proteins which could prevent heart failure after heart attack
Scientists have discovered three new proteins that can be injected directly into the heart immediately after a heart attack, which could preserve heart function and prevent heart failure.
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Treatments for abnormal heart rhythms
Get our quick guide to pacemakers, ICDs, and ablations, which are used to treat heart rhythm problems. Find out what the treatments involve and how long they last.
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Studying calcium release from heart cells and what goes wrong in heart failureUniversity of St Andrews | Dr Samantha Pitt
Dr Samantha Pitt from the University of St Andrew’s is studying how calcium is released from heart cells to maintain a regular heartbeat, and what goes wrong in heart failure. In healthy people, controlled calcium release causes the heart t...
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Green tea molecule could prevent heart attacks
Scientists have discovered that a compound found in green tea, currently being studied for its ability to reduce amyloid plaques in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease, also breaks up and dissolves potentially dangerous protein plaques found in the blood vessels.
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Exploring 'The Hidden Heart' this World Heart Day
ITN Business and British Heart Foundation explore ‘The Hidden Heart’ this World Heart Day
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Chest pain: what are the common causes?
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.