Heart failure: can you mend a broken heart?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

This week, in partnership with British Heart Foundation, we explore heart failure. Leading experts from the UK's largest independent funder of cardiovascular research tell us about the condition, the symptoms to look out for, what happens when a heart fails, how heart failure has traditionally been managed, and whether it is possible to regenerate a damaged heart... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:26.3	I'm Chris Smith and today we're looking at the topic of heart failure.
0:30.4	What is this? And can we really mend a broken heart?
0:42.5	Okay. broken heart. Heart failure affects millions worldwide.
0:45.6	It's a condition where the heart can't pump blood efficiently and this leads to fatigue,
0:50.6	breathlessness and the buildup of fluids around the body.
0:53.7	It's traditionally been managed by
0:55.3	medication and in rare cases by transplantation. But this week, in partnership with the British
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