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Lives at risk from 'ticking timebomb' in cardiovascular care
The devastating disruption to heart disease care caused by the pandemic could put lives at risk for years to come.
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People with heart and circulatory conditions at higher risk of dying from flu
People with heart and circulatory conditions and those who are older should get the flu jab.
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Misdiagnosis of heart attacks in women
Despite 35,000 women in the UK being admitted to hospital each year with a heart attack, women are more likely than men to be misdiagnosed. Heart Matters finds out more
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New study could prevent future heart attacks and stroke for chest pain patients
Research funded by us at Keele University could help doctors better identify the warning signs of a heart attack or stroke in patients with chest pain.
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Probing the causes of sudden death in people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathyImperial College London | Professor Sanjay Prasad
Dr Sanjay Prasad and his team have been awarded a grant to understand the inherited condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This heart problem affects one in 500 people and is the most common cause of sudden death in young people. People ...
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Diabetes raises risk of heart attack death by 50 per cent
Research funded by the British Heart Foundation has found that having diabetes increases the risk of dying from the effects of a heart attack by around 50 per cent
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Studying the effect of IL-36 on the heart’s blood vessels after a heart attackUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Neena Kalia
A heart attack occurs when an artery supplying blood to the heart becomes blocked, starving part of the heart of its blood supply. These arteries are just a few millimetres in diameter, but are large enough to be assessed by the angiogram e...
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A sunny way to treat high blood pressureUniversity of Edinburgh | Dr Richard Weller
Dr Richard Weller is working out if exposure to sunlight can help people reduce their blood pressure and risk of heart disease and stroke. We already know that too much sunlight can increase our risk of developing skin cancer, but there ...
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Changes in blood vessel structure – how are neuropilins involved?University College London | Professor Ian C Zachary
Professor Ian Zachary and colleagues at University College London are investigating vascular smooth muscle cells, which form an important part of the blood vessel wall. These cells are usually very stable and do not grow or move – this is v...