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“I got back to work after a stroke and heart failure”
Find out how James Hall got back to the job he loves after he had a stroke and became partially sighted overnight.
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Living with long Covid: Kerstin’s story
Find out more about Kerstin’s experience of long Covid and how she manages her symptoms including fatigue, chest pain and palpitations.
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Holidays and travel
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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How does inflammation in the hearts smallest blood vessels contribute to heart failure?King's College London | Professor Simon Redwood
Researchers at St Thomas’ Hospital are trying to understand a form of heart failure that’s currently very hard to treat. Heart failure occurs when the heart can’t pump enough blood around the body and is a major cause of death and disabi...
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Understanding artery health and ageing – part of the Whitehall II studyUniversity College London | Professor Eric Brunner
In 1985 a major research study was launched, with the ambition of investigating the causes of social inequalities in health. The study, called Whitehall II, recruited 10,308 London civil servants aged 35- 55 and has followed them up with re...
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Predicting and preventing hospitalisation in older people with heart diseaseUniversity of Manchester | Dr Adam Greenstein
Older people with heart disease are more likely to be admitted to hospital, and they often don’t do as well as younger, less frail people with the disease. In this fellowship, the fellow working with Dr Greenstein will investigate whether m...
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Understanding how the outer surfaces of cells keep blood vessels healthyMedical Research Council | Dr Benjamin Nichols
Blood vessels are made from special cells called endothelial cells. These cells have many small folds in the outer surface, called ‘caveolae’ (which means ‘little caves’ in Latin). Although there are many caveolae in endothelial cells, we d...
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Prepare for a hospital stay: tips from the experts
Find out what you need to know before having surgery and how to prep for your stay in hospital.
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"High cholesterol runs in my family – but heart bypass surgery gave me a second chance"
Bernadette Williams, 63, from Holywell, shares how high cholesterol and coronary artery disease shaped her family history – and how heart bypass surgery helped her move forward.
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Facing a diagnosis together: “We're stronger as a pair than we are individually"
Becky and Paul share their story about how they faced a diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy together