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Implantable loop recorders
Find out more about implantable loop recorders, what they're used for, how they work and how they're fitted.
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Join our Reuse Revolution; shop and donate preloved this May
This May we are encouraging shoppers everywhere to take up our preloved challenge, Reuse Revolution, and find a new way to shop that doesn’t cost the earth. Savvy shoppers can also be in with the chance of winning four stylish second hand items from our campaign photoshoot, to give their home a fresh new look for Spring.
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Are fat cells important for repairing heart muscle after a heart attack?University of Oxford | Dr Mathilda Mommersteeg
During a heart attack, blood vessels supplying the heart muscle become blocked, starving the heart of oxygen. The affected heart muscle tissue dies, and the damaged tissue is replaced by scar tissue that doesn’t function like healthy heart ...
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Studying heart and blood vessel development in zebrafishUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Tim Chico
Dr Timothy Chico and his team are studying the way that our heart and blood vessels develop. Understanding this better may reveal new ways to treat heart disease. In this project, Dr Chico is studying minute hair-like structures, called...
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Uncovering the actions of oestrogen in heart rhythm controlImperial College London | Professor Kenneth MacLeod
Heart failure affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. It occurs when the heart lacks the power to pump strongly, and also becomes prone to dangerous abnormalities in heart rhythm. Studies have shown that progression of the diseas...
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New research to better understand how heart scarring impacts veteran athletes
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has funded new research at the University of Leeds which will monitor the heartbeats of more than 100 athletes over two years to measure how endurance exercise impacts their heart.
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Role of Rho kinase in heart development and diseaseNewcastle University | Dr Helen Phillips
Abnormalities in the structure and function of the heart cause congenital heart disease (when babies are born with a heart defect) and also cause heart disease in the adult. The muscle cells of the heart change shape during development in t...
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Could we use new diabetes medicines to reduce damage caused by heart attack?University College London | Dr Robert Bell
A heart attack occurs when an artery supplying blood to the heart becomes blocked. The heart muscle is then deprived of essential oxygen and nutrient supplies and, if left untreated, will begin to die. During a heart attack, up to half of p...
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Spotting the silent heart rhythm disorders to prevent stroke and dementiaUniversity of Oxford | Professor Barbara Casadei
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common irregular heart rhythm. It is linked to increased risk of stroke and heart attacks. Short episodes of AF are relatively common, particularly in the elderly, and tend to go unnoticed. But it’s poss...