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Our response to Christian Eriksen’s confirmed cardiac arrest
Christian Eriksen’s sudden collapse is a “stark reminder that a cardiac arrest can strike anyone, anywhere and anytime, without warning,” according to our Associate Medical Director.
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ICD dos and don'ts
Learn what to do and what not to do when you have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Read more.
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Can I scuba dive if I have high blood pressure?
Our expert answers a question on whether you can scuba dive when you have high blood pressure.
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Halting the build-up of plaques in our arteries to prevent heart attacks and strokesUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Paul Evans
Heart attacks and strokes happen when areas of fatty build-up within our arteries, known as plaques, rupture. As blood flows through our circulatory system, it creates friction on the wall of the blood vessels which can be sensed by the cel...
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Understanding the role of hibernating cells in atherosclerosisUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Murray Clarke
Atherosclerosis is the build-up of fatty material inside arteries, and it causes most heart attacks and strokes. An important process in atherosclerosis is inflammation within the blood vessel wall. This is thought to be caused in part by d...
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Can stem cells grown in the lab be developed into beating heart cells to repair damaged hearts?University of Oxford | Professor Carolyn Carr
Currently, we cannot repair damaged heart tissue, such as after a heart attack, which means the heart doesn’t work as effectively. This can lead to heart failure – a potentially debilitating condition that affects over 750,000 people in the...
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How your genes affect your heart attack risk
Our research has helped find ways to predict which people are at higher risk of heart attacks, and could lead to new treatments.
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Safeguarding
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