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Making the results of a powerful heart imaging technique more reliableImperial College London | Professor Darrel Francis
Echocardiographic strain imaging is a new technique that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and measures changes in its shape and size (referred to as strain) as it beats. This technique can provide a more comprehensive and accurate asses...
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A new method to detect heart tissue that causes atrial fibrillationImperial College London | Professor Prapa Kanagaratnam
Supervised by Dr Prapa Kanagaratnam, a Clinical Research Training Fellow is testing whether a new method they have developed to detect areas in the heart that cause atrial fibrillation is accurate and that it identifies the correct areas of...
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Donate to British Heart Foundation
Find out how to donate to British Heart Foundation, from donating money online to giving in memory or leaving a gift in your will.
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Investigating the molecular switch that sparks new blood vessel growthUniversity of Manchester | Dr Shane Herbert
Diseases including coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes affect our blood vessels, causing damage by limiting blood supply. One way to avoid these dangerous consequences could be to encourage healthy new blood vessels to grow. Lead by...
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Improving outcomes for people with aortic stenosis and damaged heart muscleUniversity College London | Dr Thomas Treibel
The aortic valve controls blood flow from the heart into the body’s main artery: the aorta. Aortic stenosis is the narrowing of this valve. In severe cases, surgery is needed to replace it. Around half of people with severe aortic stenosis ...
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Negative news stories about statins linked to people discontinuing treatment
Negative news stories about statins are linked to some people choosing to discontinue their statin treatment, which is associated with an increased risk of heart attacks and dying from heart disease, according to research.
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High blood pressure during pregnancy increases risk of heart attacks and strokes
Women who have high blood pressure during their pregnancies, or a related more severe condition called pre-eclampsia, are at much higher risk of heart attacks and strokes than those who have normal blood pressure, according to new research we funded.
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Using sophisticated imaging scans to study how stroke treatments workGlasgow, University of | Keith Muir
Professor Keith Muir, at the University of Glasgow, is leading a clinical trial called ATTEST-2 to test whether newer clot-busting drugs improve people’s chances of recovery after a stroke. Patients are invited to take part in ATTEST-2 bas...
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Do pre-hospital electrocardiograms increase heart attack survival, and are they used enough?Kingston University London | Professor Tom Quinn
When someone has a suspected heart attack, the ambulance service can test the electrical activity of a person’s the heart to determine the best treatment for them. In a previous project, Professor Tom Quinn and colleagues showed that peo...
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Westminster debate puts heart disease back on the political agenda
Our Chief Executive, Dr Charmaine Griffiths, explains why this week’s Westminster debate on heart disease matters for millions of people across the UK — and why the Government must now turn its ambition into action.