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Focusing on hospital death rates may be costing patients their lives, new study suggests
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Choosing the right heart treatment involves balancing short-term procedural safety with long-term survival, according to a new national study by...
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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ historian helps bring untold story of British Asian cricket to Lord’s
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The untold story of British Asian cricket takes centre stage at Lord’s in a new exhibition co-curated by Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ historian Dr...
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Pioneering treatment for Leicester heart patients has been adopted by other NHS sites
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A virtual ward to safely treat atrial fibrillation patients in Leicester is now being implemented across hospitals elsewhere in the country
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Artificial Intelligence tool successfully predicts fatal heart rhythm
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In a Leicester study that looked at whether artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to predict whether a person was at risk of a lethal heart...
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New heart attack genes discovered
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Scientists have discovered two new genes which are associated with a person’s risk of coronary heart disease in an international collaboration...
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Genetic risk for atypical heart attack in women identified
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New research published by teams from Leicester, UK and Paris, France in collaboration with international partners from the US and Australia, has...
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Leicester researchers debuted major new insights on multiple long-term conditions at global diabetes event
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A trio of pioneering review papers published in The Lancet that offer fresh perspectives on cardiometabolic multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs...
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Centre launches to put empathy at the heart of healthcare
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The role empathy plays in helping to improve patient satisfaction and reduce their pain is at the heart of a new healthcare research centre at the...
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Leicester researchers develop novel heart pump to help people with heart failure
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Dr David Adlam, Associate Professor and Interventional Cardiologist in the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Piyal Samara-Ratna,...
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Study reveals underlying genetic risks for a type of heart attack largely affecting younger women
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Study reveals underlying genetic risks for a type of heart attack largely affecting younger women