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RESEARCH
How intensively should we treat blood pressure in people with disease of the small blood vessels in the brain?University of Cambridge | Professor Hugh Markus
Disease of the small blood vessels in the brain is an important cause of stroke and is the most common cause of cognitive impairment and dementia. High blood pressure is the major factor causing small vessel disease of the brain. We know t...
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Family history
If you have a family history of a heart or circulatory disease you’re at higher risk of developing conditions like coronary heart disease and having a heart attack or stroke.
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Demand soars for Heart Helpline amid record care delays
Demand for our information and support Helpline has soared amid ongoing delays to people's heart care.
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Over 1 million to be offered weight loss drug on NHS to prevent heart attack or stroke
The weight loss jab Wegovy will soon be prescribed on the NHS to over 1 million people with cardiovascular disease to help prevent them from having a deadly heart attack or stroke, the health service has announced.
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"I've had my replacement heart valve for 41 years"
Anne Bastick shares her experience of heart valve surgery and explains how her mechanical valve has given her a long and fulfilled life.
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Using PET scans to better understand heart scarringUniversity of Edinburgh | Dr Adriana Tavares
Researchers in Edinburgh will develop a new way to visualise cardiac scar formation, to help us to understand new ways to prevent heart failure after a heart attack. After a heart attack, scar tissue can develop in the heart. This contrib...
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Women are 50% more likely than men to be given incorrect diagnosis following a heart attack
Women have a 50% higher chance than men of receiving the wrong initial diagnosis following a heart attack, according to a new study we part-funded at the University of Leeds.
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The impact of kidney donation on the heart and blood vesselsUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Jonathan N Townend
Supervised by Professor Jonathan Townend, the Clinical Research Training Fellow on this project is working out why people with slightly reduced kidney function - a very common finding on blood tests - are more likely to develop heart and ci...
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Heart attack diagnosis - High-STEACS
The team behind the High STEACS trial wanted to find out whether a test that can detect tiny amounts of a protein called troponin in the blood could help improve heart attack diagnosis and treatment.
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Angina: Common questions answered
Heart nurse June Davison puts questions about angina, a common symptom of coronary heart and circulatory disease, to Dr Sarah Clarke.