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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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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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Studying problems with calcium channels in the heartCardiff University | Dr Nia Thomas
Coordinated contraction of the heart muscle during each heartbeat is only achieved when calcium movement in heart cells is well controlled. Unfortunately, we now know that genetic errors in key molecules and structures of the heart that con...
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What controls the strength and duration of the heartbeat?King's College London | Professor Malcolm Irving
Professor Malcolm Irving at King’s College London is working out what controls the strength and duration of the heartbeat and what goes wrong in heart disease. During the heartbeat, the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood around the bod...
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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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Heart attack - causes, symptoms and recovery
Learn about the causes of a heart attack, how a heart attack is diagnosed, treated and how to take care of yourself at home and in the hospital.
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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.
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Third party running own place terms and conditions
Terms and conditions for third party running own place participants.
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Third party running terms and conditions
Terms and conditions for third party running event participants at BHF.