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Leicester Professor becomes British Cardiovascular Society President
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/british-cardiovascular-society
Professor Andre Ng from the University of Leicester has officially taken over as President of the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) at its 2024...
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Major heart attack study reveals ‘survival paradox’: Frail men at higher risk of death than women despite better treatment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/heart-attack-frailty-sex-leicester
Pioneering research from the University of Leicester and NIHR challenges the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to heart attack care, adding critical...
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Exposure to aircraft noise linked to worse heart function
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/aircraft-heart
University of Leicester researchers worked with UCL on analysis of heart imaging data from people who lived close to major airports in England.
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Three Leicester specialists receive prestigious national awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/awards-nihr-cardiovascular-leicester
Three esteemed Leicester specialists in heart and vascular diseases have been recognised with one of the highest honours in UK health research,...
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Treatment for frail heart patients improves survival rates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/revascularisation
A new study, led by the University of Leicester, shows that heart patients treated with revascularisation have better survival rates, even with a...
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Focusing on hospital death rates may be costing patients their lives, new study suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/hospital-death-rates-heart-treatment
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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£1.4 million grant to help advance research into the causes of heart failure in people with type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/heart-disease
University of Leicester researchers have been awarded a £1.
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First skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels revealed by University of Leicester study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/skeletal-evidence-leprosy-british-red-squirrels-university-leicester
The first-ever skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels has been identified in a University of Leicester-led study.
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University of Leicester holds life-saving heart screenings with Cardiac Risk in the Young
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/life-saving-heart-screenings-cardiac-risk-young
94 young people from the University of Leicester community received a heart screening with all individuals receiving an all clear
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Landmark study reveals hidden frailty crisis in young heart attack patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/heart-attack-frailty-health-risk-leicester
Researchers in Leicester have uncovered a major blind spot in the way doctors assess future health risk in young adults who suffer a heart attack.