New support group for Dorset
9th April 2015
A new cardiomyopathy support group is being set up in Dorset
Latest news
Antidepressant may help in treating heart failure
9th April 2015
In a study, the antidepressant paroxetine improved cardiac function in mice
App for people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy begins trials
9th April 2015
Hospital trials new app to help people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy get improved individualised treatment
Energy drinks can cause dangerous heart rhythms, say researchers
9th April 2015
Researchers say energy drinks can aggravate underlying heart issues in young people
Cardiomyopathy medical conference endorsed by heart care leaders
9th April 2015
Cardiomyopathy UK's medical conference on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has been endorsed by the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS).
Trials begin on gene therapy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
31st March 2015
A company in America has begun trialling a gene therapy treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
Non-beating heart used for transplant
31st March 2015
More people with serious heart problems, such as advanced cardiomyopathy, could get transplants following pioneering work at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge.
Maternity care
28th March 2015
Despite a drop in the numbers of UK women dying in or around childbirth, high level of deaths among women with medical conditions such as heart disease continues, warns the Royal College of Midwifery (RCM).
People with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have near normal life expectancy
20th March 2015
Today’s treatments from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) have improved so much that mortality in adults from the disease is close to death rates in the general population, says a new study from America.
Cardiomyopathy focus on Sky weekend show
20th January 2015
Cardiomyopathy is the focus of an interview on the Digging Deep Show on Sky on Saturday week.
