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Patients admitted with acute heart failure who exhibit iron deficiency (ID) tend to have a longer and more expensive hospital stay and a greater likelihood of readmission, according to analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) in England presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) conference in Manchester.

Gary Rolfe shares his gender transition story, and his search for answers after facing heart problems years later.

We explain coronary artery spasm, also known as Prinzmetal angina, variant angina or vasospastic angina.

Find out how the weight-loss medication semaglutide (better known as Wegovy) works, how effective it is, the side effects, and how to get it on the NHS.

Learn what depression is, its symptoms, and why it matters for heart health. Find NHS treatment, self-help tips, and how to help someone with depression.

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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 ...

Courtney shares her experience of the menopause, how it affected her and her cholesterol.

A new gene silencing drug could be used to lower ‘bad-cholesterol’ in the blood according to new findings presented at the European Society of Cardiology conference in Paris.

A new MRI scanner facility which has been part-funded by the British Heart Foundation, and will help expand vital research into heart and circulatory diseases, has opened at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester.

New research suggests extensive tests can diagnose hidden inherited heart conditions in families of SADS victims.