People living with a potentially fatal heart rhythm disorder known as Atrial Fibrillation (AF) are missing out or are struggling to access treatment due to a huge backlog in NHS services caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. AF Association, as part of Global AF Aware Week (15-21 November), are calling for improved access as there is […]
Living with SVT – supraventricular tachycardia: Leading clinicians from Harvard Medical School, Duke University Medical Center and University of Utah Medical School recognized as Pioneers in their field, join forces with international charity to deliver virtual meeting to raise awareness and understanding of little-known heart rhythm condition. Boston, MA: Harvard Medical School heart rhythm specialist, Dr […]
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Sarah shares her eye-opening research and shows us the miraculous things our bodies are capable of doing, to help us bond better with our communities. Sarah is a Neuroscientist interested in the biological basis of emotion and empathy. Sarah has published a wide range of ground-breaking research, exploring how our body’s signals and sensations can […]
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Vascular disease in COVID-19 is not caused by viral infection of blood vessels: The SARS-CoV-2 virus does not infect blood vessels, despite the high risk of blood clots to COVID-19 patients, University of Queensland researchers have found. Dr Emma Gordon and Dr Larisa Labzin from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Dr Kirsty Short from UQ’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences pooled their […]
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Social disadvantage in the UK has a lasting impact on childhood asthma. Children experiencing social disadvantage in their first few years of life have a greatly increased risk of asthma persisting into adulthood. These are the findings of a study, published today in the journal Thorax, looking at the early life circumstances of thousands of […]
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Improving heart health of kids with CP: A landmark research project led by The University of Queensland is aiming to improve the cardiovascular health of young children with cerebral palsy (CP) by trialling a new running program. Dr Sarah Reedman, a Research Fellow at UQ’s Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, said the study was the […]
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Patients Day 2021: Collaboration is key – three heart charities join forces to help prevent leading causes of death and disability by launching virtual Patient Educational Days as alternative to “Dr Google” Three charities are collaborating to launch virtual educational days for patients and the public to draw attention to two of the worlds leadings […]
Virtual heart rhythm and sudden cardiac death congress 2021: World-renowned doctors deliver over 200 hours of first-class education at virtual heart rhythm and sudden cardiac death congress. Launching on 3rd October, Arrhythmia Alliance (A-A) Heart Rhythm Congress (HRC) — one of the largest and most important electrophysiology conferences in the world — will see more […]
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The combined effect of hypertension and fatty liver disease on mortality does not seem to exceed their separate effects, according to a 34-year follow-up study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland. The results were published in the Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology and will be discussed at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension 2021 Scientific […]
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