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We want to encourage truly person-centred care for people with heart and circulatory conditions, so we've supported the NHS to adopt 'care and support planning' – a new way of delivering care.

Researching 3D printed hearts could help families with heart problems, may make heart surgeries easier, and save the NHS money.

Is it possible to slow the heart's ageing process? Professor Paolo Madeddu and his team are carrying out cutting-edge research to find out.

Carol Ighofose thought that she was having a heart attack - but she wasn't diagnosed until it was too late to save her heart from damage.

A new clinical trial that we've funded could help improve the recovery of children who undergo life-saving heart surgery.

Katherine Woods speaks to Robert, Eleanor and Chris about how they have dealt with their mother's diagnosis - as well as the unexpected positive effect it's had on family life.

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RESEARCH

University of Manchester | Dr Luigi Venetucci

Each heartbeat consists of two phases: systole and diastole. During systole, heart muscle cells – cardiomyocytes – in the lower chambers of the heart contract (shorten) to pump blood out of the heart. During diastole, these lower chamber ca...

Lacunar stroke is a type of stroke that could be contributing to dementia. Sarah Brealey hears how Professor Joanna Wardlaw and her colleagues are tackling the problem.

High cholesterol is when you have too much cholesterol in your blood. Learn about symptoms and causes, and what you can do to lower your cholesterol levels.