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A new imaging technique to help doctors spot when heart muscle becomes diseasedUniversity of Oxford | Professor Damian Tyler
Our hearts need to convert fuels (sugars and fats) into energy to enable them to beat. But we know that in heart disease, this process becomes altered, and the heart muscle cannot use fuel correctly. Dr Damian Tyler, from the University...
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PUBLICATION
Annual Report 2017 Northern IrelandBooklet, published on 30/08/2017
Our Annual Report and Accounts celebrates our achievements over the last financial year and some of the personal stories of people affected by heart disease.
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Can sildenafil help to protect young heart tissue from damage during surgery?University of Bristol | Professor Massimo Caputo
Professor Massimo Caputo is studying ways to stop the heart of children and babies becoming damaged in heart surgery. During open heart surgery, blood is first diverted away from the heart (cardiopulmonary bypass) before a special solutio...
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Cardiac arrest
A cardiac arrest is when your heart suddenly stops pumping blood around your body. Although it's sometimes mistaken for a heart attack, a cardiac arrest is different.
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Finding out how a new group of lipids is important in heart diseaseCardiff University | Professor Valerie O'Donnell
Professor Valerie O’Donnell from Cardiff University has recently worked out the structure of several new families of fats (lipids) called ‘esterified eicosanoids’ that are made by immune cells in our bloodstream and may have a role in heart...
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High blood sugar levels in heart failure patients linked with early death
Heart failure patients who are admitted to hospital are at greater risk of dying if they have high blood sugar, according to new research.
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Can we reverse changes to heart function caused by kidney disease?University of Birmingham | Professor Charles Ferro
People with reduced kidney function are at increased risk of heart and circulatory diseases. This risk increases as someone’s kidney function declines, and is especially high in those with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Using heart scans, ...
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Nearly half of heart patients find it harder to get medical treatment in lockdown
At the very least, there have been aound 28,000 delayed inpatient heart procedures since the coronavirus pandemic began, which threatens patient health, we warn today.
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A novel blood filter to prevent potential side effects during heart and lung surgeryImperial College London | Dr Gregory Quinlan
During heart surgery, it is common for blood to be re-routed around the heart temporarily so delicate surgery can be carried out on the heart itself. The blood is re-routed through cardio-pulmonary bypass, also known as a heart-lung machine...
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Does sleeping too little or too much raise your risk of heart disease?
Sleeping more than seven or less than six hours a night has been linked to a higher risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to new research.