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University of Liverpool | Dr Guozheng Wang

Sepsis and septic shock are the main cause of death in patients in intensive care. Patients with sepsis, a widespread infection, often die because their blood pressure and heart function drop significantly, and they can’t supply enough bloo...

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Swansea University | Dr Mark Bannister

Dr Mark Bannister and his team at the University of Swansea are studying a protein inside heart cells called the ryanodine receptor. The ryanodine receptor is a channel that releases calcium from stores inside the heart cells, providing the...

2019 edition of our statistics compendium (formerly Coronary Heart Disease Statistics).

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University of Oxford | Professor Dr Jemma Hopewell

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart condition that causes irregular beating of the upper chambers of the heart. It is more common in men than women. People with AF are at increased risk of stroke. Scientists have evidence to suggest ...

Regularly including foods like fish, vegetables and bananas in your diet can help to keep your weight down, and your cholesterol and blood pressure healthy.

We talk about how your congenital heart condition may affect sex and your relationships. We cover medicines, contraception, safety and having a baby

Plans to prevent 150,000 extra heart attacks and strokes within a decade in England are dangerously off track, we've warned in a speech at Westminster Health Forum.

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King's College London | Professor Philip Chowienczyk

Heart failure is a chronic condition that causes death and disability. It can develop as a result of injury to the heart muscle caused by a heart attack, or for other reasons. A routine test used to diagnose heart failure measures how much ...

Congenital and inherited heart and circulatory disease are both conditions you are born with. Our animation explains the differences and the most common ones.

We have awarded funding to Belfast scientist Dr Karla O'Neill for research that will help to bring us a step closer to creating treatments that can restore the body’s ability to grow new blood vessels