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Few things are harder than losing someone who means a lot to you. Sarah Brealey shares an expert’s advice on how to cope with grief.

Heart nurse June Davison puts questions about angina, a common symptom of coronary heart and circulatory disease, to Dr Sarah Clarke.

Husband and wife Stuart and Leanne Waters reflect on how his cardiac arrest changed life for their whole family.

Discover how Neil Caton built back both his confidence and fitness through electric bikes after being diagnosed with a heart condition.

This page explains what happens during an angioplasty, what happens after you leave the hospital, how successful coronary angioplasties are and more.

Find out how James Hall got back to the job he loves after he had a stroke and became partially sighted overnight.

Find out more about Kerstin’s experience of long Covid and how she manages her symptoms including fatigue, chest pain and palpitations.

More information about holidays and travel with a heart condition. Learn about whether it's safe for you to go on holiday, whether you can travel to very hot or cold climates or high altitudes, getting to your destination, whether you can travel by air, whether it's safe to walk through airport security, and if you're at risk of DVT.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor David Kelsell

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited disorder of heart muscle that can cause dangerous abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure and even sudden death. There is an urgent need to understand the causes and proce...

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University of Oxford | Professor Rebecca Sitsapesan

Statins are effective cholesterol-lowering drugs that reduce people’s risk of heart attacks and strokes. However, some people taking statins can experience side effects in their muscles. In very rare cases, it can lead to a potentially fata...