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Despite 35,000 women in the UK being admitted to hospital each year with a heart attack, women are more likely than men to be misdiagnosed. Heart Matters finds out more

Saskia Blake, from London, grew up knowing she had mitral valve prolapse, but never thought it would lead to her needing surgery, until this became her reality at the age of 31.

Heart bypass surgery can help relieve the symptoms of angina and improve quality of life. We talk to Professor Gavin Murphy about what's involved.

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Imperial College London | Dr Adrian Chester

Researchers are searching for a non-surgical way to treat stiffened heart valves. The one-way flow of blood around the heart is maintained by valves. These flaps of tissue are pushed open by blood flowing in the correct direction, and sn...

BHF-funded researchers are using stem cell ‘heart-in-a-dish’ technology - originally created to explore potential treatments for heart failure - to help understand how and why coronavirus (Covid-19) impacts the heart.

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Newcastle University | Dr Gavin Richardson

Dr Gavin Richardson and his team at the University of Newcastle are working out how heart cells age and whether heart disease affects heart repair processes. Age is the biggest risk factor for heart disease. Older people are more likely ...

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King's College London | Dr Alkystis Phinikaridou

Dr Alkystis Phinikaridou and her team at King’s College London are working out whether a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique they have developed could help doctors treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT). A DVT is a blood clot that d...

A BHF-funded chemical engineer is perfecting a material to tackle heart valve disease. He tells Sarah Brealey how it could change patients' lives.

Find out why some heart attacks are ‘silent’ with Professor Tim Chico.

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University of Leeds | Dr Sarah C Calaghan

The ability of heart cells to sense stretching is essential for normal heart function, and allows the heart to pump more blood when it is needed, like during exercise. When cells are stretched too much and too often, the heart can change an...