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University of Oxford | Professor Peter Robbins

Iron deficiency is very common, especially in chronic conditions like heart and lung disease. Research suggests that low iron levels make people feel ill even if they are otherwise healthy. For those with heart disease, low iron seems to ha...

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University of Oxford | Dr Oliver Rider

Supervised by Dr Oliver Rider, a Clinical Research Training Fellow is working out what causes different types of left ventricular hypertrophy, or LVH. In LVH, the heart muscle enlarges. It can occur naturally in response to exercise train...

Truncus arteriosus (TA) is a congenital heart defect that means you're born with one large blood vessel instead of two. It causes blood high in oxygen and blood low in oxygen to mix.

The England Touch Association and the British Heart Foundation have announced a new charity partnership.

10 things adults with congenital heart conditions want to know

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University of Cambridge | Dr Katrien L Wijndaele

Adults sit a lot, especially following dinner, when they watch television. Sitting has been linked to cardiovascular health, but long-term studies with accurate sitting measures are lacking. Furthermore, no research specifically examined th...

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University 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...

What are normal blood sugar levels? 4 to 5.4 mmol/L when fasting and up to 7.8 mmol/L 2 hours after eating. Find out more from BHF Professor Mark Kearney.

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Weight gain and increasing diabetes prevalence are stalling efforts to reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes, according to research we've funded published today