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King's College London | Dr Claudia Prieto

MRI scans are used to diagnose and plan treatments for children with congenital heart defects, and follow the heart’s development and function over time. Unfortunately, MRI scans can be uncomfortable. People usually need to have an injectio...

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University College London | Dr Vivek Muthurangu

A technique called cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is widely used as the best method of scanning children people with heart disease. However, current CMR techniques require people to hold their breath, which children often find diff...

If you experience heart rhythm problems, or symptoms such as dizzy spells or blackouts, your doctor may suggest you have one of these tests. Find out more.

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Swansea University | Professor Christopher George

BHF Professor Alan Williams studies abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias, which can be fatal. Although we understand some of the processes involved in arrhythmias, the efficacy of current treatments are variable, and the causes of abnorma...

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University of Cambridge | Dr Sanjay Sinha

Many people who have a heart attack go on to develop heart failure, a condition where the heart cannot pump blood around the body efficiently, due to damage to the heart muscle. Unlike some fish or amphibians, humans are unable to regenerat...

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University of Nottingham | Professor John David Brook

Congenital heart disease is an abnormality of the heart which can be diagnosed whilst the baby is still in the womb, but is usually discovered at birth. It affects about 1 in every 180 new-borns, but thanks to advances in early diagnosis an...