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Part two in our series looking at stress and the heart.

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St George's, University of London | Professor Sanjay Sharma

Supervised by Professor Sanjay Sharma, this Clinical Research Training Fellowship is focusing on finding out whether intense physical activity can cause heart muscle remodelling that resembles a rare heart muscle disease called Left Ventric...

We're calling on Government to commit to increased funding for cardiovascular research to safeguard the future of UK research, as our new analysis shows that cardiovascular disease research funding faces a shortfall of more than a quarter of a billion pounds between 2025 and 2035.

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University of Southampton | Professor John M Morgan

Heart failure is a debilitating disease that can make even the most basic exercise difficult. Treating and managing heart failure is a major strain on the NHS budget, but it is a difficult condition for doctors to monitor. Some patients wit...

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University of Aberdeen | Professor Dana Dawson

Supervised by Dr Dana Dawson, this PhD student is investigating a new way to treat a disorder called acute stress-induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy, also known as ‘broken heart’ disease. In broken heart syndrome, stressful situations t...

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RESEARCH

University of Oxford | Professor Paul Riley

The £2.5m Oxford-led Centre for Mending Broken Hearts involves a strong partnership with fellow world-leading experts at the University of Cambridge, and also has links with the University of Bristol. The Oxbridge Centre will be headed by B...

Find out how to donate to British Heart Foundation, from donating money online to giving in memory or leaving a gift in your will.

Read how a heart rhythm problem hasn't stopped Carl Portman's jungle adventures, and watch a video of Carl with his spiders and talking about his ICD.

The media is awash with stories about heart and circulatory diseases. Can you successfully sort the fact from the fiction?