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Breathing in a nanoparticle spray could prevent heart damage

An inhalable drug is designed to move straight from the lungs to the heart, where it is hoped it will prevent the organ from deteriorating after heart attacks

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Preparing a heart valve for storage

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Freeze-dried valves used in animal heart surgery for first time

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Restarting dead people's hearts lets doctors reuse their organs

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Men in the UK have the highest obesity rates in Europe

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Magnetic cells could fix a broken heart after a heart attack

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Magnetic cells could fix a broken heart after a heart attack

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Watch this soft robot squeeze a damaged heart to keep it pumping

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Coffee and plant-based diets linked to lower heart failure risk

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Human hearts kept 'asleep' in a box can survive outside the body

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Genetic test helps people avoid statins that may cause them pain

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Even ‘healthy’ overweight people have a higher cardiac risk

Being overweight or obese is linked to coronary heart disease and heart attacks even when a person has healthy blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol

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From statistics to surgery to psychology: Our favourite reads

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Cold comfort: How chilling the lungs could beat heart attacks

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Defibrillator drones could save lives before ambulance arrives

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Late nights and lie-ins at the weekend are bad for your health

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