A landmark study led by University of Leicester experts has shown that artificial intelligence can better predict how doctors should treat patients following a heart attack.

More than 99 per cent of people who went on to suffer a heart attack, stroke or heart failure already had at least one risk factor above optimal level beforehand, reports a large-scale study led by Northwestern Medicine in the US and Yonsei University in South Korea.

Regular Covid vaccinations should continue worldwide to reduce cardiac risks associated with the virus – according to new University of East Anglia research.

 A new multi-million pound centre to turbocharge cardiovascular research has opened at the University of Leicester.

A group of colleagues in the cardiology department at Musgrove Park Hospital have been recognised in the annual Society for Cardiological Science and Technology (SCST) awards.

A fast, free cholesterol test, pioneered at Barts Health and now available at local pharmacies across east London, is helping people catch hidden heart risks early — potentially preventing heart attacks and strokes.

NICE says around 3,000 deaths and 5,500 hospital admissions in England caused by chronic heart failure could be prevented each year following its updated draft guideline on medical treatment of the disease.

The NIHR is launching a new ‘Inequalities Challenge’ funding opportunity for cardiovascular disease (CVD). 

Two North East patients have become the first in the region to undergo a revolutionary heart procedure at The James Cook University Hospital.

A Teesside nurse has scooped a prestigious award for her role in supporting and educating the future nursing workforce.

A new support group set up at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is bringing together patients with heart failure to share their experiences of the illness.

People at risk of cardiovascular disease could be identified a decade before they have a heart attack or stroke, a breakthrough University of Dundee study has discovered.

Mothers who are anaemic in the first 100 days of pregnancy have a much higher chance of having a child with congenital heart disease, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation and published in the journal BJOG.

Patients referred from their GP to the hospital are being seen more quickly thanks to a change in how referrals are managed.  

A Wolverhampton patient has had ‘life changing’ results thanks to a new cardiac procedure using innovative technology designed to improve safety and efficiency.