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Professor Manuel Mayr
Professor Manuel Mayr's team are using the large-scale study of proteins to help us understand who is at risk of a heart attack or stroke.
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Developing ways to personalise digoxin treatmentUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Davor Pavlovic
Digoxin is a common treatment for people with atrial fibrillation and heart failure, but it doesn’t always work as well as expected. Dr Pavlovic’s team at the University of Birmingham has previously shown that substances in the blood called...
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Research in Birmingham could improve treatments for deep vein thrombosis
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.
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Facing a diagnosis together: “We're stronger as a pair than we are individually"
Becky and Paul share their story about how they faced a diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy together
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Is vaping safe?
E-cigarettes are everywhere and they're rarely out of the news. Lucy Trevallion looks at the pros and cons of vaping.
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Does sleeping too little or too much raise your risk of heart disease?
Sleeping more than seven or less than six hours a night has been linked to a higher risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to new research.
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Studying why sleep breathing disorders can lead to atrial fibrillationUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Dr Paulus Kirchhof
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia), sending the top chambers of the heart (the atria) into spasm. AF is dangerous because it significantly increases the likelihood of stroke, so finding e...
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What triggers an aneurysm to get bigger, and can we stop it?University of Leeds | Dr Marc Bailey
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a ballooning of the main blood vessel in the body, the aorta. AAAs tend to grow over time and eventually may rupture, which can be fatal. At the moment, the only treatment is surgery if the aneurysm is lar...
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Codi arian yng Nghymru
Mae tua 340,000 o bobl yng Nghymru’n byw gyda chlefydau’r galon a chylchrediad y gwaed. Eich cefnogaeth chi sy’n gyrru ein gwaith ymchwil a’r gwaith arall a wnawn yng Nghymru. Bydd pob munud o’ch amser a phob rhodd yn helpu i wneud gwahaniaeth i fywydau pobl.
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An invention to ease fluid build-up in heart failureUniversity of Manchester | Dr Leonard Ebah
According to data from 2015, more than half a million people in the UK are living with heart failure. A debilitating symptom of heart failure can be excessive fluid accumulation in the body, causing swelling and breathing problems. Some peo...