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BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse Regina Giblin explains ‘intermittent claudication’, the medical term for pain in the legs when walking. It is a sign of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), also known as peripheral vascular disease (PVD).

Senior Dietitian Tracy Parker says most people need to eat more fibre from whole foods like fruit and vegetables, and warns against powders and supplements and extreme fibremaxxing.

Diuretics are useful in treating heart failure, a condition in which the body holds too much water. They encourage kidneys to release water in the urine.

Find out how science will help improve treatment for chest pain with world-leading expert Dr Rasha Al-Lamee.

Learn more about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), one of the most common types of abnormal heart rhythm and a major cause of stroke.

Find out more about the anatomy and function of the heart and circulatory system. Have a look through our pictures of the heart and learn more about what it takes to keep our blood pumping.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Timothy Warner

Platelets are small cells that circulate in the blood. They stop bleeding from damaged blood vessels by rapidly sticking together and forming a blood clot, but if a clot forms at the wrong time it can be dangerous. Atherosclerosis is a dis...

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University College London | Dr Vishwanie Budhram-Mahadeo

Dr Vishwanie Budhram Mahadeo and her team at University College London are working out what keeps blood vessels healthy and could prevent against disease. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is associated with ageing, diabetes and obesit...

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University of Birmingham | Professor Jonathan N Townend

Supervised by Professor Jonathan Townend, the Clinical Research Training Fellow on this project is working out why people with slightly reduced kidney function - a very common finding on blood tests - are more likely to develop heart and ci...

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University College London | Professor Sean Davidson

A heart attack happens when there is a blockage in a coronary artery which supplies blood to the heart. Restoring blood flow – known as reperfusion - is an essential part of treating a heart attack, but this can itself cause a build-up of p...