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A new type of cholesterol-lowering drug has been approved for use on the NHS and will be made available to hundreds of thousands of patients.

Years before developing diabetes, people with insulin resistance could be more likely to develop abnormal heart rhythms, which may put them at greater risk of sudden death, according to research we've funded and presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society conference.

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has been chosen as the official charity partner for the AJ Bell Great Run Series, which raises millions of pounds for charity every year and includes the largest half marathon in the world – the AJ Bell Great North Run.

Joan Willett, who is just weeks away from celebrating her 107th birthday, has received a British Empire Medal. These are awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the crown.

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University of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford

When you exercise or are frightened your heart pumps much harder due to the release of certain chemicals in the body. In heart diseases such as heart failure the muscle cells in the heart which are responsible for the pumping of blood fail ...

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King's College London | Dr Min Zhang

Dr Min Zhang and his colleagues at King’s College London are studying the mechanisms underpinning heart contraction, and what goes wrong in disease. The heart changes the strength of its ‘pump’ or contraction so it can adapt to different ...

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University of Nottingham | Professor Maarten Taal

In advanced heart failure and moderate chronic kidney disease, symptoms caused by fluid retention are the most common reason for hospital admissions. Symptoms caused by fluid retention are the most common reason for hospital admissions, and...

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Imperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett

Dr Zachary Whinnett and his team study heart failure, a serious condition with debilitating symptoms that has no cure. Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT), a type of pacemaker therapy, is an important treatment for heart failure, imp...

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), a type of congenital heart disease, is when a blood vessel in your heart does not close by itself after you’re born.

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare condition that affects up to 1 in 2,000 people. The condition is often inherited but can be caused by other things like medications.