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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Dr Emily Herrett

Statins are proven to reduce the risk of heart and circulatory disease. They are commonly prescribed in the UK but there is strong evidence to suggest that not all people eligible for statins receive them. This means that there may be heart...

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Staying active can keep your blood pressure under control, but are wall squats and planks really your best bet? We go behind the headlines.

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Queen's University Belfast | Dr Chris Watson

In coronary heart disease, the small vessels that deliver blood supply to the heart are narrowed by the build-up of fatty plaques in the artery wall. These can rupture and cause a blood clot that can completely block the artery. The consequ...

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University of Bristol | Dr Danielle Paul

Proteins that make up heart muscle are arranged into structures called filaments. There are two types of filament: thick and thin. A protein called troponin is one of the main components of the thin filament and acts like a switch that turn...

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University of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora

Blood flow in muscles continually changes depending on whether we are resting or active. To cope with these changes, blood vessels must adapt to meet the demands of rest and exercise. This is especially true in the heart, where vessels are ...

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University of Manchester | Dr Luigi Venetucci

Each heartbeat consists of two phases: systole and diastole. During systole, heart muscle cells – cardiomyocytes – in the lower chambers of the heart contract (shorten) to pump blood out of the heart. During diastole, these lower chamber ca...

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