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The link between ageing and heart diseaseKing's College London | Dr Gian De Nicola
Dr Gian De Nicola is a structural biologist. He examines the shape and size of biological molecules like proteins, and tries to determine how their shape is related to their function in the body. He has been working in Professor Michael Mar...
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Why do people with heart disease develop muscle weakness?Imperial College London | Dr Paul Kemp
People with severe heart failure can develop muscle wasting and weakness, which makes it difficult to perform everyday tasks or exercise. Muscle wasting also occurs in people with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a condition where high bloo...
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Living with congenital heart disease: Patrick's story
Patrick McCann shares the emotional difficulties he experienced growing up with a heart condition and reveals how gratitude, meditation, and volunteering have helped him.
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Can a Mediterranean diet prevent heart disease?
Our expert nutritionist explains what is a Mediterranean diet and how it can help reduce your risk of a heart attack, also debunking some myths
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Living with congenital heart disease: Maggie's story
Find out how Maggie Sewell approaches the challenges of living with a congenital heart condition, having been born with a hole in her heart, and a leaky valve.
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Studying genes that cause congenital heart diseaseUniversity 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...
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Angina - CorMicA trial
Can additional tests help doctors decide how to treat patients with angina who don’t have a blockage in their coronary arteries? CorMicA aimed to find out.
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5 of the most extreme diets (and what they could do to your body)
When you choose a diet, it's important to think about it. Some diets can have serious health consequences if followed long-term, as our dietitian explains.
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Reducing lipid scrambling in sickle cell diseaseUniversity 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...