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5 steps to sustainable weight loss
Find out why a slow and steady approach can be the most effective for lasting weight loss.
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The behaviour of BH4 in cardiovascular disease: friend or foe?University of Oxford | Professor Keith Channon
Researchers know that a molecule called BH4 is very important to the circulatory system. However it appears to have two opposing functions. High levels of BH4 in cells that line blood vessels (endothelial cells) protect against disease by h...
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7 most common heart disease myths
Heart and circulatory disease will affect us all in some way - but many people don't know the facts. We debunk 7 of the persistent heart and circulatory disease myths.
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Role of Rho kinase in heart development and diseaseNewcastle University | Dr Helen Phillips
Abnormalities in the structure and function of the heart cause congenital heart disease (when babies are born with a heart defect) and also cause heart disease in the adult. The muscle cells of the heart change shape during development in t...
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Excess deaths involving cardiovascular disease: an analysis
An analysis and explainer of the excess deaths involving cardiovascular disease in England since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The link between psychological stress and heart diseaseUniversity College London | Professor Andrew Steptoe
Psychological stress is thought to be linked to the development of coronary heart disease. Stress stimulates vascular inflammation, a process involved in atherosclerosis. But stress also leads to the releases of the hormone cortisol which r...
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Heart bypass surgery or angioplasty?
Heart bypass is one of two techniques used in the treatment of coronary heart and circulatory disease. The other is angioplasty and stenting. We explain the difference.
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The mystery disease causing heart attacks in women
A rare cardiovascular condition called spontaneous coronary artery dissection, or SCAD, is causing spontaneous heart attacks – mainly in women. Thanks to the power of social media, SCAD survivors and your donations researchers in Leicester have launched the UK’s first SCAD clinical study.
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What puts older women at risk of cardiovascular disease?University College London | Professor Juan Casas
Heart disease is the UK’s single biggest killer and women older than 65 years are at particular risk. The reasons for this remain unknown, which is a particular concern, given the ageing population. Dr Juan Casas and colleagues from the Lon...
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Comorbidities - heart failure
Our data on percentage of heart failure patients who also live other conditions including atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease or stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA).