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Discover how Sad Husain stayed active after he was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.

Ian Graham shares how he copes with his symptoms and explains how practising controlled breathing helps him in stressful situations.

The Prime Minister has today announced a range of 'landmark' measures to address obesity in the UK. We are encouraged to see this real show of commitment from the Government.

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

Consultant Cardiologist, Professor Malcolm Walker, explains how chemo can affect your heart and what you can do to protect it.

Blood tests can help to diagnose some heart conditions or check if you have a risk factor like high cholesterol. Find out why you might need a blood test and what happens when you have one.

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King's College London | Jonathan Kentish

Tetralogy of Fallot is a severe heart birth defect that requires corrective surgery. Most patients will die before the age of 20 without the surgery, but the best age at which to have the procedure is not known. The surgery can cause a hear...

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University of Oxford | Dr Oliver Rider

Regardless of cause, most heart diseases ultimately result in the heart being unable to pump out as much blood as a normal heart can, because it can’t contract as forcefully. To contract, the heart needs an energy source called ATP, and it’...

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University of Leicester | Professor Gerald McCann

Supervised by Professor Gerald McCann, the Clinical Research Training Fellow on this grant is working out why heart failure develops in people with diabetes and if there are ways to detect it early. Heart failure is one of the main caus...