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University of Birmingham | Dr Neena Kalia

In heart failure, the heart cannot pump blood around the body as well as it used to and people become extremely tired and short of breath. Heart failure usually occurs after the heart muscle becomes damaged from a heart attack and, in sever...

Waiting lists for life saving heart diagnosis and treatment could more than double within two years in England due to the pandemic, our new report warns.

Hear a personal experience of growing up with a heart condition and transitioning to adult services.

We explore the legacy of our programme across five sites funded to deliver care and support planning via the House of Care approach.

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University of Bristol | Professor M Saadeh Suleiman

Professor Saadeh Suleiman is working out how we can protect the heart from further damage when blood flow is restored after ischaemia; this is when the heart is deprived of blood carrying oxygen, such as during a heart attack. The only way ...

10 things adults with congenital heart conditions want to know

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University of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk

Heart muscle cells work hard to pump blood through the body and are subjected to a number of stresses, including oxidative stresses, where high levels of molecules called reactive oxygen species can cause death of heart muscle cells. This c...

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Adrian Hobbs

Professor Adrian Hobbs and his colleagues at Queen Mary University of London are looking for new ways to prevent and treat heart muscle damage after a heart attack. C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) is a member of a family of naturally oc...

Our programme adds to a growing evidence base showing that care and support planning can be implemented at practice, community and health system level.

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University of Manchester | Dr Leonard Ebah

According to data from 2015, more than half a million people in the UK are living with heart failure. A debilitating symptom of heart failure can be excessive fluid accumulation in the body, causing swelling and breathing problems. Some peo...