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University of Leeds | Dr Sarah C Calaghan

Supervised by Dr Jing Li, this PhD student is working out how heart muscle cells respond to mechanical stress. Heart muscle is made up of cells that are constantly exposed to mechanical stimulation as the heart beats and blood flows thro...

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A smartphone-based ECG recorder is five times more effective at diagnosing heart rhythm problems than standard tests, according to new research.

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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, ...

Thousands more patients at risk of deadly inherited heart conditions are to be screened each year following the roll out of a £1.5m genetic testing service by the family of the late Sir David Frost and the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

People in their thirties may risk a heart attack or stroke in later life even when they have ‘normal’ blood pressure, if it’s too high or steeply rising

Research funded by the us has revealed that certain personality traits, such as anxiousness, mood swings and irritability, referred to in the research as neurotic traits, are associated with early signs of heart ageing.

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Keele University | Professor Kelvin Jordan

Every year, up to two in every hundred adults in the UK visit their GP because of chest pain for the first time. GPs may refer people at risk of heart disease for further tests. For others, chest pain may be caused by a problem with the foo...

We have teamed up with Menopause Mandate to increase awareness of women and heart conditions.