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Are hay fever medicines safe if you have heart disease?
BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse, Julie Ward, explains which over-the-counter hay fever medications are safe to use if you have heart disease or high blood pressure.
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A clinical trial testing if a simple technique can protect a child's heart during surgeryUniversity of Birmingham | Mr. Nigel Drury
Intermediate Clinical Research Fellow Mr Nigel Drury is finding out if a simple technique can help protect heart muscle in children having open heart surgery. Stopping the heart temporarily whilst on a heart-lung machine during surgery can ...
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Which heart symptoms mean I should seek urgent medical help?
You may feel worried about taking up a doctor’s time, or that you're struggling to get an appointment. We explain which heart symptoms are important to get checked.
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Understanding the effects of amines on the heart and circulatory systemCardiff University | Dr William Ford
The PhD student supervised by Dr William Ford is studying biologically active substances called amines to uncover their effects on our heart and circulatory system. As well as occurring naturally in our diets, amines are found in many o...
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Studying the mechanisms behind a genetic link to coronary heart diseaseUniversity of Leicester | Professor Shu S Ye
Coronary heart disease is caused by a build-up of fatty material within the walls of the arteries which supply blood to the heart. Many lifestyle factors, such as smoking, can increase the risk of this happening. But coronary heart disease ...
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Could empagliflozin be used to treat both diabetes and heart failure?University of Dundee | Professor Chim Lang
Professor Chim Lang and colleagues at the University of Dundee are looking at whether a drug called empagliflozin could treat people with both diabetes and heart failure. People with diabetes are at greater risk of developing coronary arte...
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Making the results of a powerful heart imaging technique more reliableImperial College London | Professor Darrel Francis
Echocardiographic strain imaging is a new technique that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and measures changes in its shape and size (referred to as strain) as it beats. This technique can provide a more comprehensive and accurate asses...
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New blood test could identify those at highest risk of heart failure
A blood test could help identify those at highest risk of dying from heart failure, new research has found.
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Finding out how gum disease is linked to coronary heart diseaseUniversity of Bristol | Professor Sarah Jane George
Professor Sarah George is studying how bacteria that cause gum disease may be linked to coronary heart disease and heart attacks. People with gum disease are more prone to coronary heart disease, but whether gum disease actually causes or w...
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Genetic tool to predict adult heart attack risk in childhood
An international team of scientists we helped fund have developed a genetic tool that can spot someones risk of having a heart at as an adult much earlier in life.