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Tetralogy of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a congenital heart disease made up of four different issues with your heart. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatments for TOF.
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Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a heart condition that makes your heart beat abnormally fast, in an abnormal rhythm called supraventricular tachycardia (SVT).
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
Get information and support about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), including symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
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Studying the mechanisms that underlie heart contractionKing'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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Studying a master switch that underlies heart hypertrophyUniversity College London | Dr Vishwanie Budhram-Mahadeo
The heart’s specialised muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, help pump blood around the body. Stress or damage can force the heart to work harder, which causes the cells to adapt to the workload by growing larger, a process called hypertrop...
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Where to position a pacemaker lead in the heartUniversity of Manchester | Dr Matthias Schmitt
Dr Matthias Schmitt, University of Manchester, is determining the best position for a pacemaker lead in the heart. When a pacemaker is implanted, the lead can be placed at the lowermost tip of the heart, or between the ventricle chambers of...
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Getting kids off the couchUniversity of Bristol | Professor Russell Jago
We know that keeping active and doing exercise helps to keep our hearts healthy, whilst sitting for long periods of time, whether watching TV, playing computer games or surfing the internet, can lead to high blood pressure and a higher risk...
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Lay summaries
Confused about the sort of language to use in your research grant application? This describes the level of simplicity we'd like you to aim for when summarising your work for lay summaries.
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Menopause and your heart: Courtney's story
Courtney shares her experience of the menopause, how it affected her and her cholesterol.
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Tests can give families of SADS victims a life saving diagnosis
New research suggests extensive tests can diagnose hidden inherited heart conditions in families of SADS victims.