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How does amyloid affect the heart and circulatory system ?Lancaster University | Professor David Middleton
Professor David Middleton and his colleagues at Lancaster University are studying how proteins called amyloid build up in the heart and circulatory system, having potentially devastating effects on health. In several diseases, proteins clu...
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The link between immune cells and high blood pressureUniversity of Edinburgh | Dr Neeraj Dhaun
High blood pressure (hypertension) is an important risk factor for heart disease, and its cause remains unclear in most people. Recent studies have suggested that a particular cell within the immune system, the macrophage, is involved in th...
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Incidence and prevalence - comorbidities - stroke
Stroke patients living with other long-term health conditions.
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I had 3 months to live and my only choice was to be put on the transplant waiting list
Esteemed barrister Mary Poku talks about her heart transplant surgery, performed 36 years ago by BHF-funded and world-renowned surgeon Prof Sir Magdi Yacoub.
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Identifying new targets for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosisUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Paul Evans
Patients with atherosclerosis have damaged arteries, caused by a gradual build-up of fat within the artery wall. The body’s immune cells invade the artery wall to remove the fat but can get trapped there, forming a plaque. Plaque is made up...
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Healthy eating toolkit
Eating healthily is just one of the ways you can try to keep your heart healthy. Our healthy eating toolkit is packed full of tools and information to help you.
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Is the heart connected to the brain?
How much you can exercise is determined by messages sent between your heart and brain. Jenny Mitchell explains.
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The link between heart disease and Alzheimer’s diseaseImperial College London | Professor James Scott
Dr James Scott and colleagues from Imperial College London will investigate how factors that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease also increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease potentially by damaging the blood brain barrier. The ...
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Understanding the link between diabetes and cardiovascular diseaseUniversity of Bristol | Professor Simon Satchell
Dr Simon Satchell’s team at the University of Bristol is trying to understand the link between diabetes and onset of cardiovascular disease. Diabetes is a major risk factor for the development of heart and circulatory disease. This risk mig...
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Government confirms plans to teach CPR in schools
The Education Secretary Damian Hinds has today confirmed plans to add life saving CPR to the school curriculum in England.