New tool to understand genetic variation causing inherited heart disease
New online tool to find variants that cause inherited heart disease launched by Imperial College and the Royal Brompton Hospital.
Focusing on mechanics may be key in unlocking the heart's ability to heal itself
Fish do it, amphibians do it, so why can't we? Scientists are questioning why human hearts lose the ability to regenerate, while other animals don't.
New stenting tool could make heart procedures cheaper and less painful
A new tool for assessing the narrowing of the heart's arteries was found to be as effective as current methods and less painful for patients.
New 'gene silencer' drug injections reduce cholesterol by 50% in clinical trial
The first in a new class of gene-silencing drugs, known as inclisiran, has halved cholesterol levels in patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Study suggests new drug alongside statins can significantly cut cholesterol
A new class of cholesterol-lowering drug has been found to help patients cut their risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and heart attack.
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Warning signs might have been missed in one in six England heart attack deaths
Heart attack symptoms might have been missed in many patients, according to a study on all heart attack hospital admissions and deaths in England.
ESC President Barbara Casadei delivers NHLI Athena SWAN lecture
Oxford's British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Barbara Casadei presented the second NHLI Athena SWAN lecture on 31 January.
Eating more fruits and vegetables may prevent millions of premature deaths
A fruit and vegetable intake above five-a-day shows major benefit in reducing the chance of heart attack, stroke, cancer and early death.
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Over 100 new blood pressure genes may provide targets for treating hypertension
Scientists have found 107 new genes linked to high blood pressure, potentially enabling doctors to identify at-risk patients and target treatments.
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Heart attack scars found to conduct electricity under right conditions
Scientists from Imperial have discovered that, contrary to previous understanding, heart scar tissue can conduct electricity following a heart attack.
