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Can I get financial support or benefits if I have a heart condition?
If you have a heart or circulatory condition, you may be entitled to benefits to help with living costs, prescriptions, or transport to appointments. Find out more.
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Adult congenital heart disease and pregnancy
If you’re living with a congenital heart disease, your pregnancy will be considered more of a risk. That’s why you must speak to a healthcare professional about starting a family. Find out what we advise for a safe pregnancy.
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Anghydraddoldebau cardiofasgwlaidd yng Nghymru: dadansoddiad
Explore the data in this report that examines the link between deprivation and cardiovascular disease in Wales (Welsh language).
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High blood pressure
Many people with high blood pressure feel fine, so it's important to get your blood pressure checked regularly. Find out more about symptoms and treatment.
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Finding out why complications during pregnancy can programme heart problems for lifeUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Dino Giussani
We know that conditions in the womb can trigger alterations in the development of the foetus’s heart and blood vessels. This may set the stage for heart and circulatory problems in the newborn baby, as well as increasing the risk of heart a...
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Uncovering how platelets and excess fat in the bloodstream interact and damage blood vessels.University of Leeds | Professor Khalid Naseem
Blood platelets are cells that become sticky and clump together to form blood clots to stop us from bleeding after injury. However, platelets can also form dangerous blood clots that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. We know that peopl...
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What can the properties of blood clots tell us about the risk of stroke in atrial fibrillation?University of Sheffield | Professor Robert Storey
Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat. It can cause a stroke because of blood clots forming in the heart and travelling to the brain. A protein called fibrin is a major component of blood clots...
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Investigating Zeb1 as a controller of blood vessel growth and stabilityUniversity of Nottingham | Dr Andrew Benest
Angiogenesis – the process of growing new blood vessels – is important throughout our lives. But it can also contribute to many diseases when it goes wrong, by being too active (cancer) or not active enough (vessel disease). The ability to ...
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Heart transplant
A heart transplant is when a damaged or failing heart is replaced by a healthy human heart from a donor. If you have heart failure and medical treatments aren't working, a transplant might be recommended to you.
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Cardiovascular inequalities in Scotland: an analysis
Explore our data that examines the association between deprivation and heart and circulatory diseases in Scotland.