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Don't ignore AF warning signs
Hundreds of thousands of people across the UK are living with a silent, undetected threat in their hearts. That hidden danger is a heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation (AF). AF is not life-threatening, but it can cause adverse symptoms and lead to a poorer quality of life.
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Can we use big data to help accurately diagnose and predict the outcome of stroke?University of Nottingham | Professor Philip Bath
A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, causing brain cells to become damaged or die. In a mini stroke, also known as a transient ischaemic attack (TIA), the disruption in blood flow is only temporary and peo...
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Ten-minute scan to detect and cure the most common cause of high blood pressure
A new 10-minute scan could enable the detection and cure of the most common cause of high blood pressure, according to research we fund at Queen Mary University of London and published in Nature Medicine.
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Do heart changes in pre-term new-borns influence heart health later in life?University of Oxford | Dr Adam Lewandowski
Dr Adam Lewandowski’s research focuses on studying heart health in babies that are born prematurely. He has previously shown that there are differences in the structure and function of the heart in babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy c...
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Deciphering the roles of BMP9 and BMP10 in heart and lung health and diseaseUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Nicholas Morrell
Pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH, is a serious condition where the small arteries inside the lungs become narrow. This puts a strain on the heart, which has to pump harder to force the blood supply through these narrowed lung vessels...
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New trial from Leicester to identify best treatment for aortic stenosis
A new £2.7m clinical trial led from the University of Leicester aims to identify the best time to operate on people living with the debilitating heart condition aortic stenosis.
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New research to study benefits of personalised pacemaker programming
Researchers funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Leeds will investigate how people living with heart failure can benefit from personalised pacemaker programming.
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The survival story that inspired a community
Defibrillator Guardian Eleanor talks about using the defibrillator to save a cyclist’s life and how the story helped increase defibrillator registrations on The Circuit.
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Swift action is needed to reduce childhood obesity rates
New figures show that the number of Year 6 children living with obesity in England has jumped up for the first time in four years. Today we are calling for urgent action to reduce childhood obesity rates.
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AI detects life-threatening blood vessel inflammation from Covid-19 variants
New artificial intelligence technology to scan for heightened blood vessel inflammation can calculate a person’s risk of death from Covid-19 and Covid-19 variants. The technology could be used to tailor their treatment and give them the best chance of recovery according to new research we've funded and presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society conference.