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University of Manchester | Dr Paul Brownbill

Women with high blood pressure before or during pregnancy need to take blood pressure-lowering medicines throughout pregnancy. These medicines enter the placenta’s circulation – an organ that transfers oxygen and nutrients from the mother’s...

Our medical expert explains why patients may experience hallucinations after heart surgery.

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Queen's University Belfast | Dr Chris Watson

In coronary heart disease, the small vessels that deliver blood supply to the heart are narrowed by the build-up of fatty plaques in the artery wall. These can rupture and cause a blood clot that can completely block the artery. The consequ...

Scientists at the University of East Anglia are studying the formation of blood vessels to help improve the treatment of heart attacks.

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University of Edinburgh | Professor Bruno Peault

The University of Edinburgh and Technion have world-leading researchers in the field of heart regeneration and as part of this project they will join forces to help find ways of repairing damaged heart muscle. Professor Peault, based at ...

The number of people dying before the age of 75 in England from heart and circulatory diseases has risen to the highest level in over a decade, according to our new analysis.

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Newcastle University | Dr Ruairidh Martin

Dr Ruairidh Martin has been awarded a travel fellowship to travel to a hospital in Bordeaux, France, for one year to enhance his research and clinical training. Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a life-threatening heart rhythm disturbance...

A ground-breaking research study part-funded by the British Heart Foundation has used AI to understand the genetic underpinning of the heart’s left ventricle, using three-dimensional images of the organ.

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