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Combination therapy can prolong life for people with severe heart disease
Combination therapy can prolong life for people with severe heart disease

Combination therapy can prolong life for people with severe heart disease

A daily pill can prolong the lives of people with a “stiff heart” condition called cardiac amyloidosis who have also had surgery to replace a narrowed heart valve, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and MedUni Vienna.

04 Jun 2025

MRI scans could help detect life-threatening heart disease
MRI scans could help detect life-threatening heart disease

MRI scans could help detect life-threatening heart disease

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable clinicians to better predict which patients are most at risk, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

15 May 2025

Comment: The roots of dementia can start in childhood – prevention should be a lifelong goal
Comment: The roots of dementia can start in childhood – prevention should be a lifelong goal

Comment: The roots of dementia can start in childhood – prevention should be a lifelong goal

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Scott Chiesa (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science) argues that targeting dementia prevention at younger ages could reap great benefits.

15 May 2025

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