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Long waits for tests could lead to more deaths from undiagnosed heart conditions.

Scientists we fund at the University of Leeds are to explore how to repair the damage caused by a heart attack. Dr Andrew Smith and his colleagues have been awarded £97,000 to investigate how to grow new blood vessels by ‘turning on’ stem cells in the heart.

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University of Leeds | Dr Marc Bailey

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a ballooning of the main blood vessel in the abdomen. Once an aneurysm develops it tends to grow over time with no symptoms, and if it bursts, it is usually fatal. The only treatment is surgery, but thi...

New research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Birmingham could improve outcomes for people at risk of dangerous blood clots.

Heart surgery can help repair problems with your heart. Heart surgery means a surgeon will operate on your heart to fix it. This can help improve any symptoms you have and help you to live a longer life.  

PureGym has installed a defibrillator in each of its gyms to help improve cardiac arrest survival rates in the UK. The UK’s leading gym chain has also been raising money this Heart Month, to support us in our work in helping people prevent, treat and manage their heart conditions.

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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Professor John Kelly

Chagas disease is caused by a small parasite species called Trypanosoma cruzi. This tiny parasite infects millions of people in Latin American regions and there are around 800,000 infected people in Europe. Chagas disease can become a chron...