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Premature hearts less able to cope with exercise
The hearts of people born prematurely are less able to cope with the pressures of exercise in adulthood, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and part-funded by us.
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Thousands of excess deaths from cardiovascular disease during the coronavirus pandemic
A new study has identified 2085 excess deaths in England and Wales due to heart disease and stroke during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Palliative care needs in patients with heart failureUniversity of Glasgow | Professor John McMurray
Heart failure is a debilitating condition which is especially common in elderly people. In late stage heart failure, symptoms get worse, and the person’s quality of life deteriorates as they struggle to breathe and develop declining kidney ...
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Can I get financial support or benefits if I have a heart condition?
If you have a heart or circulatory condition, you may be entitled to benefits to help with living costs, prescriptions, or transport to appointments. Find out more.
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Improving care for patients with congenital heart disease, from birth to adulthood
We’ve supported crucial breakthroughs that have improved the care for patients with congenital heart disease, from birth to adulthood.
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Stayin' alive with hands only CPR
Read about Alan Linton's fight for survival on his local golf course.
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Improving the diagnosis of people with type 2 myocardial infarctionUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills
Supervised by Professor Nicholas Mills the Clinical Research Training Fellow on this project wants to find out the causes and prognosis of heart muscle damage that is not caused by a typical heart attack. A heart attack is the result of a ...
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Discovering more about ILC2: immune cells with heart-protective propertiesUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Ziad Mallat
The immune system, with the help of lots of different types of immune cells, plays a critical role in the health of our heart and circulatory system. Some of these immune cells appear to contribute to atherosclerosis – the build-up of fatty...
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Stopping life-threatening problems in people with Marfan syndrome
Some people with Marfan syndrome have weak blood vessels which are at risk of bursting. This can be fatal. We’ve been funding research to stop this.
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Studying problems with calcium channels in the heartCardiff University | Dr Nia Thomas
Coordinated contraction of the heart muscle during each heartbeat is only achieved when calcium movement in heart cells is well controlled. Unfortunately, we now know that genetic errors in key molecules and structures of the heart that con...