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New year, new you: maintaining a healthy weight
We all make New Year's resolutions. "This year, I will read more books. I will go on more adventures. I will be kinder to myself and others. This year, I will be healthier." It's often easier said than done but maintaining a healthy weight can help you have a healthy heart.
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What happens when you stop taking Mounjaro?
Find out more about research that shows most people regain weight and lose health benefits such as reduced blood pressure and cholesterol levels when they stop taking Mounjaro.
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Heart surgery
Heart surgery can help repair problems with your heart. Heart surgery means a surgeon will operate on your heart to fix it. This can help improve any symptoms you have and help you to live a longer life.
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Accepting your changing body after a heart event
Having a heart condition can affect how you feel about your body. Two people share their experience of adjusting to changes in their appearance.
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End of life care
As new guidance is published on the sensitive issue of palliative care, we explain why we need to talk about death and dying. Find out more.
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Margarine vs. butter: which is healthier?
Find out if butter or margarine is healthier, with BHF Senior Dietitian Tracy Parker.
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Revealing how heart cells detect stretchUniversity of Leeds | Dr Sarah C Calaghan
The ability of heart cells to sense stretching is essential for normal heart function, and allows the heart to pump more blood when it is needed, like during exercise. When cells are stretched too much and too often, the heart can change an...
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How to cope with eating difficulties after a stroke
Eating and drinking after a stroke can be a challenge. Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor gives her advice on keeping nourished.
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The role of iron in pulmonary arterial hypertensionImperial College London | Professor Martin Wilkins
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but fatal disorder of high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs, causing breathlessness and swelling of the feet or ankles. In PAH the arteries become narrowed, are less able t...
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Can people with dilated cardiomyopathy without symptoms stop taking their medication?Imperial College London | Professor Sanjay Prasad
Supervised by Dr Sanjay Prasad, this Clinical Research Training Fellowship asks if it is safe to stop medication in people who have recovered from the heart muscle disease dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In DCM the heart doesn’t pump corre...