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With increasing ill health and unprecedented pressure on cardiology services, Scotland’s Hearts Need More. More focus, more investment, and more support.

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University of Manchester | Dr Katharine Dibb

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of irregular heart rhythm, and people with heart failure are more at risk of the condition. AF affects the atria - the top two heart chambers – where disturbed electrical signals prevent rhyt...

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University of Dundee | Professor Aleksandar J Jovanovic

Heart failure is a debilitating disease that has several causes, including heart attack. During heart failure many of the heart’s natural systems malfunction, including its ability to use its stores of energy effectively to produce a regula...

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University College London | Professor Silvia Schievano

Diseases of the heart valves are common and, when serious, require treatment with open-heart surgery. Recently, a non-surgical technique for aortic valve replacement has been developed. Despite its success, only patients considered at high ...

British Heart Foundation has partnered with ITN Business to launch ‘In a Heartbeat’, a news-style programme hosted by broadcaster and journalist Louise Minchin, this World Heart Day, 29th September 2024.

UKGRIS looked at whether using the GRACE risk score helps improve care for people with NSTEMI heart attack or unstable angina

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University of Oxford | Professor Damian Tyler

Heart failure is a debilitating condition and can cause breathlessness, making it almost impossible for patients to do even simple exercise such as walking up stairs. During heart failure, changes occur in heart muscle. BHF-funded scient...