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Seven discoveries that hit the headlines at the world's biggest heart conference
This year's European Society of Cardiology Congress was held in person for the first time since 2019. As usual, the conference was bursting with breakthroughs in heart and circulatory diseases research. Here are seven things we learnt.
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Using man-made proteins to halt the development of fatty plaques in coronary arteriesUniversity of Leeds | Dr Sreenivasan Ponnambalam
Heart attacks are caused by the development of fatty plaques in coronary arteries which can rupture, causing blood clots that block the blood supply to the heart. While a good diet and regular exercise can reduce our risk of coronary heart ...
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Studying the miniscule cellular signals in heart failureUniversity of Oxford | Professor Manuela Zaccolo
Heart failure is a debilitating condition that often carries a poor prognosis. We know that a molecule in heart cells, called cAMP, is a lynchpin in several processes that go awry in heart failure. In fact, some current medicines already ta...
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Is a new medicine more effective at reducing heart damage after a heart attack?University of Glasgow | Professor John McMurray
Heart attacks can cause permanent damage to the heart muscle. If severe, over time the heart will be weakened and unable to efficiently pump blood around the body. This is called heart failure, which is debilitating and has poor life expect...
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Predicting future risk of heart disease in childrenUniversity of Southampton | Professor Mark Hanson
Professor Mark Hanson and his team at the University of Southampton are studying how a mother’s diet and behaviour affects her child’s risk of heart and circulatory disease in the future. As part of the Southampton Women’s Survey, Profes...
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Can we better predict sudden cardiac death risk from an ECG?University College London | Professor Pier Lambiase
Internal cardiac defibrillators can prevent dangerous heart rhythms by delivering a shock to the heart to restart normal pacing. However, it is difficult to accurately predict which patients will develop a lethal heart rhythm and should rec...
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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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Allison Lawson: “I had a heart attack totally out of the blue at 51”
Allison Lawson had a heart attack aged 51 caused by a rare condition called SCAD - spontaneous coronary artery dissection – which is caused by a tear in a blood vessel carrying blood to the heart.
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Medication side effects: how to deal with them
Our Senior Cardiac Nurse shares expert tips for adjusting to new medications.