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University of Exeter | Dr Maarten Koeners

Dr Maarten Koeners from the University of Bristol wants to better understand the causes and mechanisms of hypertension, or high blood pressure, so we can develop more effective treatments. High blood pressure is a risk factor for several...

Three quarters of UK adults have learned CPR - but less than half would not feel confident to perform chest compressions if someone was having a cardiac arrest, new research shows.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Dr Suchita Nadkarni

Dr Suchita Nadkarni from Queen Mary University of London is studying how interactions between the body’s immune system and blood vessels can influence the outcome of certain heart and circulatory diseases and procedures, such as heart attac...

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University of Cambridge | Professor Dino Giussani

Heart and circulatory disease is the UK’s biggest killer. Research to find new ways to prevent it at an early stage could make a huge difference to society. As well as risk factors such as smoking and obesity, scientists have noted that the...

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University College London | Professor James Moon

In this fellowship, Professor James Moon and colleagues are developing a new imaging tool to detect amyloid protein in the heart. This may allow clinical trials of new drugs to treat the condition. Amyloidosis is a serious disease cause...

We're calling on the people of Yorkshire to support the Heart of Steel sculpture to raise funds for life-saving research

Before the mid-1970s, there was no treatment for heart attacks apart from rest and pain relief. BHF-funded research helped change that.

New research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) could help to lower the risk of death by heart and circulatory conditions in people living with chronic kidney disease.