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Why are endurance athletes more prone to abnormal heart rhythms?University of Manchester | Professor Mark R Boyett
Our heart requires an electrical signal to beat correctly. When this signal breaks down, disturbances in the heart beat called arrhythmias occur. Arrhythmias can cause serious health problems and even sudden death. We know that athletes who...
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Testing single muscle cell threads in heart biopsies from people with cardiomyopathiesImperial College London | Dr Petr Vikhorev
Cardiomyopathies are diseases that affect the heart muscle. They are frequently caused by genetic mutations, which are passed down through families. Cardiomyopathies can be very serious, causing enlargement or thickening of the heart, heart...
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Tests
The Tests section of Heart Matters contains guides to the different tests for heart conditions, with answers to frequently asked questions.
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Government action needed to avoid 12,000 extra heart attacks and strokes
There could be at least 12,000 extra heart attacks and strokes over the next five years without bold Government intervention.
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Determining the role of the gene Prpf8 in causing congenital heart defectsUniversity of Manchester | Dr Kathryn Hentges
Each day in the UK, 12 babies are diagnosed with a heart defect that happens as the baby develops in the womb, known as congenital heart disease. BHF-funded research has contributed to major improvements in the understanding and treatment o...
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Virtual ward for atrial fibrillation patients could prevent thousands of hospital admissions per year
A new virtual ward to safely treat atrial fibrillation patients could prevent thousands of hospital admissions per year, easing NHS pressure, according to new research from the University of Leicester presented at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) conference in Manchester.
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What goes wrong with the heart’s beat in heart disease?King's College London | Dr Elisabetta Brunello
Dr Elizabetta Brunello at King’s College London is working out how protein ‘motors’ within heart muscle cells make heart cells contract, by travelling up and down muscle filaments, like trains travelling along tracks. She wants to understan...
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Body mass index is a more powerful risk factor for diabetes than genetics
A person's Body Mass Index (BMI) is a more powerful predictor of whether they will develop diabetes than their genes, according to new research.
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Distinctive microRNA 'fingerprints' in diabetes and heart attack riskKing's College London | Professor Manuel Mayr
Professor Manuel Mayr at King’s College London has identified molecules in blood called microRNAs, which may help to identify individuals that are vulnerable to heart disease. The research is the first time that microRNAs have been tested i...
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Using gene-editing to understand two mutations that cause congenital heart diseaseUniversity of Sheffield | Dr Emily Noel
People with Adams-Oliver syndrome (AOS) are often born with congenital heart defects, which are abnormalities in the heart structure. Recent studies found that two mutations - or faults - in molecules called Dock6 and EOGT can cause AOS, bu...