Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We spoke with Prof. Declan O’Regan, head of the computational cardiac imaging group at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences, about how they’re using a simple test called exercise cardiac MRI to spot heart disease earlier.

In a typical MRI scanner, you’re lying flat at rest, but this machine has special attachments that allow you to pedal like you’re on a bike.

For some people, an early or undiagnosed heart condition doesn’t cause many problems while they’re resting. But by making the heart work, doctors can get a much clearer idea of its health to spot disease earlier and more accurately.

Stay tuned for more on Declan’s research soon!

#MRI #Research #HeartHealth

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