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University College London | Professor Alexander Gourine

The brain controls how our hearts work by sending commands via specialised nerves, which produce rapid changes in heartbeat rate and determine how hard the heart needs to work, such as during exercise. Dr Alexander Gourine at University ...

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St George's, University of London | Mr. Peter Holt

Aortic aneurysms, if left untreated, can rupture, causing internal bleeding and sudden death. Many patients with heart or circulatory disease are currently offered formal cardiac rehabilitation – particularly vulnerable patients who have ha...

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University of Manchester | Dr Gwilym Morris

Dr Gwilym Morris from the University of Manchester is to do a 2-year study looking at a condition called sick sinus syndrome (SSS). SSS affects the function of the heart’s natural internal pacemaker called the sinoatrial node. This node nor...

Find out how Joyce dealt with her high blood pressure diagnosis head-on, from growing her own vegetables to adapting her traditional Ghanaian cooking.

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.

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10 things adults with congenital heart conditions want to know

Find out more about how weight-loss injections like Mounjaro and Wegovy work, their potential side effects and how to access them on the NHS.

To celebrate the launch of our joint Healthy Hearts Programme, together with PureGym, we teamed up to unveil the new programme at an event on Thursday 3rd October.

NHS clinical psychologist, Dr Katie Murray, explains what anxiety is and how to get help if it's affecting you. Plus expert tips to feel calmer, like grounding, deep breathing and muscle relaxation.