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Using MRI scans to guide the best treatment in people with heart failure.King's College London | Dr Amedeo Chiribiri
Over half a million people in the UK have been diagnosed with heart failure. This is when the heart is weakened and unable to pump the blood around the body properly. It can cause debilitating symptoms like breathlessness, and occurs when t...
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Why do some patients with heart failure have a normal ejection fraction?University of East Anglia | Professor Michael Frenneaux
People with heart failure experience symptoms such as breathlessness, fatigue and swelling that develop when the heart struggles to pump blood efficiently around the body. But some people with symptoms of heart failure appear to have hearts...
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BHF interrupts Coronation Street credits with heartfelt message
Corrie’s iconic theme interrupted by flatlining heartbeat and co-branded advert to raise awareness of the British Heart Foundations lifesaving research following Gail Platt's cardiac arrest
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What's it like being a counsellor for families with an inherited heart condition?
When faced with a life-changing diagnosis, families with inherited heart conditions are in need of support. Dr Liz Ormondroyd tells us what it’s like being a genetic counsellor and what she’s learned along the way.
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Clinical trial of ACE inhibitors and statins in young people with type 1 diabetesUniversity College London | Professor John E Deanfield
Young people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes during childhood are at risk of long term complications including kidney, heart and circulatory disease which may reduce life expectancy by 10-15 years. Although this risk can be reduced by improv...
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How can we better identify people with aortic stenosis and cardiac amyloid?University College London | Professor James Moon
Aortic stenosis (AS) is a common heart valve disease where blood flow through the narrowed aortic valve is restricted. AS increases the risk of death. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a common treatment for severe aorti...
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12 tips for coping with change
If you are feeling anxious or stressed during this uncertain time, you're not alone. We've got 12 top tips to help you manage new or difficult situations.
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New scan of small blood vessels could help spot people with anginaUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Colin Berry
Standard NHS scans of the heart (angiograms) cannot pick up the smaller blood vessels in the heart. This means in some people with angina, problems affecting the smaller blood vessels may be missed and scans can appear normal, potentially l...
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10 heart drugs with weird origins
We take medicines every day ? but do you think about where they come from? Most modern drugs are created in the lab ? but these have bizarre origins.
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Heart surgery delays will cost lives warns research
Urgent action is needed to clear the backlog of people waiting for treatment for severe aortic stenosis as a result of the covid-19 pandemic, according to the researchers behind a study we have supported.