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University of Leeds | Professor Robert Ariens

Coronary heart disease claims thousands of lives each year in the UK. The coronary arteries of people with the disease have been damaged by the build-up of ‘fatty plaques’ in the vessel wall, which can eventually rupture to cause a blood cl...

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University of Leicester | Professor Alison Goodall

Heart attacks are caused by a build up of atherosclerotic plaques in the arteries of the heart. The plaque can lead to restricted blood flow to the heart muscle, causing angina, or complete blockage of an artery, causing a heart attack. Pla...

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Most people are getting too much salt. Here's how to cut down: Ditch the table salt. Most of us eat enough hidden salt without topping up levels further.

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University of Aberdeen | Dr Dawn Thompson

The development of ‘fatty plaques’ in the blood vessels involves chronic inflammation. Some research efforts to treat plaques or prevent them growing are focusing on this inflammation. However, treatments that dampen down inflammation run ...

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University of Edinburgh | Dr Marc Dweck

Every year in the UK, thousands of people undergo life-saving surgery to replace a diseased aortic valve. The aortic valve sits at the exit of the heart, allowing fresh blood to flow to the rest of the body while stopping it leaking back in...

Nine easy ways to add vegetables to your everyday meals so you (or your kids) won’t even notice eating them

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University of Birmingham | Dr Melanie Madhani

High blood pressure (hypertension) is a very common and serious health problem worldwide. When blood pressure – the pressure of blood in the arteries – is consistently high, it puts extra strain on the heart and blood vessels and can lead t...

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University of Surrey | Dr Daniel Whelligan

Atherosclerosis, where blood vessels become ‘furred up’ and narrowed, is a major cause of death and disability in the UK. Statins are used to lower cholesterol for those with, atherosclerosis but they are not always well tolerated. There ar...