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Find out what to expect when you have heat valve repair surgery, including types of surgery, how to prepare, recovery and life after.

Here we answer some of the most commonly asked questions asked by Heart Support groups

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University of Edinburgh | Professor David Newby

Supervised by BHF Professor David Newby, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is working out if a drug used to treat osteoporosis can also treat aortic stenosis. Blood leaves the heart through a large artery called the aorta and flows ...

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University of Cambridge | Professor Geoffrey Moggridge

Dr Geoffrey Moggridge and his team want to develop a new heart valve that lasts longer and improves the quality of life for people who need a valve replacement. Currently, replacement heart valves are not perfect – there is an increased ...

Find out what giving blood involves, where you can donate blood, and whether you can give blood if you have heart disease.

Ann Simpson shares what it’s like to have TAVI – a life-enhancing procedure to treat heart valve disease.

Becky and Paul share their story about how they faced a diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy together

The news is claiming smartwatches and other fitness trackers could disrupt pacemakers and ICDs, putting people at risk. Is it true? We go behind the headlines.

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Newcastle University | Professor Deborah Henderson

At the entrance and exit of each of the four chambers of the heart are valves, which open and close quickly between heartbeats to stop blood flowing backwards. If the heart valves are faulty – if they don’t open properly or are leaky - they...

We funded a clinical trial which aimed to find out if it is safe for people with dilated cardiomyopathy, but without symptoms, to stop heart failure treatment. But what was it like to take part?