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Remote monitoring for patients who have recently had a heart attack reduces A&E attendance and prevents readmissions to hospital, according to research funded by us.

Meet the scientists and clinicians from 3 different continents who have come together to find a cure for inherited heart muscle diseases.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Carol Shoulders

Professor Carol Shoulders and her team at Queen Mary, University of London are identifying changes in DNA that put people at higher risk of heart and circulatory disease, and if there are ways they can lower their risk. Phytosterols are ch...

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University of Leeds | Professor Sven Plein

Understanding different types of heart failure and testing new drugs could reveal new treatment options for these patients, and help them feel better and live longer. Between a third and a half of people with heart failure have 'Heart Failu...

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Professor Darrel Francis, a professor of cardiology, answers common queries including: are statins safe, are there side effects, what’s a low-dose statin, and can you drink alcohol on statins?

This page describes what an echocardiogram (or echo) is, what happens during an echo and the different types of echo test that you might have.

The number of people being admitted to hospital due to heart failure has risen by a third in the last five years, according to a new analysis by the British Heart Foundation.

“A faster pace showed positive outcomes for heart disease […], over and above the total number of steps taken,” a newspaper reports. We look behind the headline. 

According to the news headlines, drinking green tea could prevent deaths from heart attacks or strokes. We look behind the headlines.