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An exercise ECG, heart or exercise stress test, is a test that looks at how your heart works when you’re exercising. It's often used to diagnose coronary heart disease.

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University of Manchester | Professor Bernard Keavney

BHF Professor Bernard Keavney studies the genes underlying congenital heart disease. Professor Keavney has already identified several genes involved in congenital heart disease, when the heart or major blood vessels have not formed prop...

If you have heart failure, there's a lot you can do to help manage your condition and help stop it from getting worse. Professor Darrel Francis, Professor of Cardiology at Imperial College London, explains.

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University of Cambridge | Dr John Stanley Gibson

Dr John Gibson and his colleagues at the University of Cambridge are investigating how to reduce complications associated with sickle cell disease (SCD). People with SCD produce unusually shaped red blood cells that don't live as long as he...

'Good' HDL cholesterol has puzzled researchers for many years. Despite studies showing raising it reduces heart disease risk, clinical trials where HDL cholesterol was raised have shown little promise. Our researchers, working in an international collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania, have shone new light on the mystery.

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University of Manchester | Dr John Bowes

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory condition affecting the joints. People with RA are at a higher risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) – when the arteries supplying the heart with blood get clogged up with fatty deposits. CHD caus...

Did you know that your parents’ health and lifestyle can influence your risk of heart disease? We’ve been funding research to better understand this.

As part of the Hearts Need More campaign, our report calls for a comprehensive Heart Disease Action Plan from government, outlining bold steps for prevention, treatment and innovative cures.

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University of Glasgow | Professor Colin Berry

At the University of Glasgow, Professor Colin Berry’s team have been awarded a 3-year Clinical Research Training Fellowship to study the causes of angina. Angina is a dull, heavy or tight chest pain caused by restricted blood flow to the he...

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