Heart Health Related News
Deaths from stroke and heart disease increased by long working hours
According to new estimates, long working hours have led to 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016 – a 29% increase...
Project investigating COVID-19 blood vessel inflammation receives grant
A new project that will investigate the role of inflammation in blood vessel damage in COVID-19 patients has received a grant from Heart Research...
Project to use smart technology to detect heart problems
A new project has received a research grant to explore the efficacy of smart technology devices in detecting heart rhythm problems.
The Oxford University Hospitals...
Project to investigate COVID-19 impact on blood vessels and pressure
A project investigating the effects of COVID-19 on blood vessels and blood pressure has received a grant of £250,000 from the national charity, Heart...
Natural pacemaker discovery changes understanding of heart anatomy
A team of researchers have discovered that there is a natural, backup pacemaker in the heart in a study that completely changes our understanding...
Scientists create most detailed 3D scan of congenital heart disease
Scientists have created the most detailed 3D heart scan of a rare form of congenital heart disease.
The team at the University of Manchester have...
Predicting cardiovascular risk with Artificial Intelligence
An automated Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm is using deep learning to predict damaging cardiovascular events such as heart attacks.
Using CT imaging scans, the AI...
Could a healthy heart help to prevent dementia?
New research suggests that a health heart earlier in life can help to prevent or delay dementia later in life.
A team of researchers at...
Algorithm to identify heart attack risk before symptoms develop
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh are leading a project to develop an algorithm for identifying patients at risk of heart attack before symptoms...
World Heart Day: preventing heart disease is vital
Today (29 September) marks World Heart Day, and new findings from the European Society of Cardiology shows that preventing heart disease could save billions...
Farxiga granted Fast Track Designation for heart failure treatment
The drug Farxiga has been granted Fast Track Designation in the US for evaluation in the treatment of heart failure.
AstraZeneca has been granted Fast...
Bridging the gap in heart failure awareness
While heart failure affects 64 million people worldwide, a new Global survey shows that heart failure is a ‘blind spot’ for the public and...
Barriers to healthy ageing and early interventions in the UK
UK Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Jolly, who serves as Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ageing and Older People and is the party’s...
Super-sensor chip offers a solution for socially distanced health monitoring
The future of socially distanced lung and heart health monitoring could lie in an inconspicuous yet incredibly sensitive microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) chip.
Scientists have developed...
Gene therapy may hold key to treating life-threatening Danon disease
A new study has found that gene therapy improved cardiac, muscle and liver function in Danon disease mouse models.
Danon disease is a very rare,...
Avoidable deficiencies in heart failure cost NHS £21m
Real-world NHS data has revealed that inadequate management of iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in heart failure patients is costing the...
University of Leeds to develop a new treatment for heart failure
After receiving a grant from Heart Research UK, the University of Leeds are aiming to find new treatments for heart failure patients.
A new research...
New NHS approach to cardiac rehabilitation could save 20,000 lives
A new projects aims to increase patient uptake of cardiac rehabilitation that could save up to 20,000 lives and prevent 49,000 hospital admissions.
Experts from...
Can fat keep your arteries healthy?
Research from Michigan State University reveals that the fat around your arteries may actually keep them healthy
New evidence published in Scientific Reports reveals that...
Healthy ageing: eliminating zombie cells in the heart
King’s College London has received funding from Heart Research UK to research ways of eliminating zombie cells that impact the heart
The £125,000 grant from...
