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Seven discoveries that hit the headlines at the world's biggest heart conference
This year's European Society of Cardiology Congress was held in person for the first time since 2019. As usual, the conference was bursting with breakthroughs in heart and circulatory diseases research. Here are seven things we learnt.
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3 exercises that are best for heart health
Cardiac rehab physio Helen Alexander explains how to improve heart health through physical activities including resistance and aerobic exercises
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Animals in research
Our policy on animal research.
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How to start getting active
It's never too late to start being active. Follow these practical tips and do something you can be proud of.
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Video: How to eat more veg without even noticing
Nine easy ways to add vegetables to your everyday meals so you (or your kids) won’t even notice eating them
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Does anxiety put you at greater risk of heart disease and diabetes?
Research in men has suggested that there could be a link between anxiety and a higher risk of heart disease. We look behind the headlines
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A commonly used test could miss the most dangerous type of heart disease
More than a quarter of people with a deadly form of heart disease may be missed following current tests.
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Identifying critical mechanisms in the initiation of atherosclerosisImperial College London | Professor Peter Weinberg
Atherosclerosis develops when fatty deposits build up in the walls of arteries narrowing them and thus reducing the amount of blood reaching organs. If a fatty plaque ruptures it can block the artery and cause a heart attack or stroke. We k...
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Do certain kinds of mechanical stress increase chances of atherosclerosis development?Imperial College London | Professor Peter Weinberg
In atherosclerosis, some parts of a single blood vessel appear to be more at risk of developing areas of fatty plaques – which can eventually rupture to cause a heart attack – than others. Professor Peter Weinberg and his team have been awa...
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Pinpointing the proteins that promote atherosclerosisLancaster University | Professor David Middleton
Deposits of amyloid protein are probably better known for being involved in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. But there is increasing evidence that these amyloid ‘plaques’ also accumulate with the fatty deposits that ...