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Trialling physical exercise and psychological support in the treatment of ’broken heart syndrome’University of Aberdeen | Professor Dana Dawson
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy – also known as ‘broken heart syndrome’ and ‘takotsubo syndrome’ –is a rare condition where major emotional stress causes symptoms like a heart attack, without blockage of the coronary heart arteries. People w...
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Understanding if preterm birth affects heart development and ability to exercise in adultsUniversity of Oxford | Professor Paul Leeson
Professor Paul Leeson and colleagues from the University of Oxford will spend three years characterising the potential effects of premature birth on the long-term health of the heart and circulatory function. Nearly 10% of deliveries worldw...
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What should my heart rate be when I exercise?
Find out why knowing your target heart rate is important when exercising, and how to calculate it.
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Piezo1 - a protein that could help us reap the heart health rewards of exercise.University of Leeds | Professor David Beech
In the UK, too few of us achieve the recommended level of physical activity to protect our heart health. This is a complex problem in today’s society, and addressing it requires a wide range of solutions to encourage people to exercise and ...
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Can MRI scanning during exercise predict heart failure in people with pulmonary arterial hypertension?Imperial College London | Dr Declan O'Regan
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is caused by abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries carrying blood to the lungs, which results in damage to the right side of the heart. Symptoms include breathlessness or tiredness, and can lea...
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Screen time rises as lockdown makes exercise difficult for many
Olympic legend Roger Black and the BHF urge people to get active as lockdown lifts by taking on My Step Challenge
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Endurance exercise could impact body's largest artery differently in men and women
Older male athletes could be at higher risk of heart and circulatory diseases than female competitors of a similar age, according to new research we've funded and presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.
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Yoga exercises you can try at home
This yoga sequence has been modified to make it chair-based, meaning that it may be suitable for people with limited mobility and the general population.
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Willpower and exercise are not enough to tackle childhood obesity
Despite the uncertainty surrounding the future of public health, the Government's new focus on addressing obesity presents reasons to be cheerful.