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High blood pressure during pregnancy increases risk of heart attacks and strokes
Women who have high blood pressure during their pregnancies, or a related more severe condition called pre-eclampsia, are at much higher risk of heart attacks and strokes than those who have normal blood pressure, according to new research we funded.
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Pacemaker study to help heart patients avoid hospital
New research that we're funding at The University of Manchester has the potential to help patients stay out of hospital. By monitoring data collected by pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), researchers hope to use patients' activity levels to predict when they might be becoming ill, and intervene before a hospital stay becomes necessary.
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Sex and heart conditions
Learn about enjoying a happy and healthy sex life even if you have a heart condition including when you can start having sex again and why you may be experiencing a loss of sex drive or impotence.
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Nearly half of heart patients find it harder to get medical treatment in lockdown
At the very least, there have been aound 28,000 delayed inpatient heart procedures since the coronavirus pandemic began, which threatens patient health, we warn today.
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Does stress cause heart problems? What the science says…
Dr Marie Holt's groundbreaking research is shedding light on the complex relationship between mental health and heart problems. Find out more.
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A clinical trial comparing how well two solutions protect the heart during heart surgery in childrenUniversity of Birmingham | Mr. Nigel Drury
During open heart surgery, a fluid called cardioplegia solution is flowed through the heart to temporarily stop it from beating. This allows the surgeon to operate safely without the interference of heart motion. Blood flow to and from the ...
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Understanding heart metabolism in diabetes and aortic stenosisUniversity of Leeds | Dr Eylem Levelt
People with aortic stenosis (a narrowing of the aortic valve opening) often also have type 2 diabetes. Having diabetes can affect how well people recover from having their aortic valve replaced, but it is not known why. The heart is hard...
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Studying the role of two genes in the earliest stages of embryonic heart developmentCardiff University | Dr Branko Latinkic
The formation of the heart in the embryo requires a complex group of genes being switched on and off at exactly the right moment, and for exactly the right amount of time. When this goes wrong in some way, congenital heart defects can devel...
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Can Brd9-blocking drugs prevent calcium deposits in blood vessels?King's College London | Professor Catherine Shanahan
Blood vessels must be able to stretch and contract to maintain blood pressure. However, in some people, especially the elderly and people with kidney failure, the blood vessels can become filled with calcium deposits that make them rigid li...
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Finding out which chemical signals are required for stem cell repair of blood vessels in the heartUniversity of Leeds | Dr Andrew Smith
When the heart becomes damaged – for example, after a heart attack – this reduces the blood supply to the muscle cells which contract to pump blood around the body. Over time, this reduces the heart’s ability to pump. This is known as heart...