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Aspirin prevents heart attacks in people with diabetes, but it causes almost as many major bleeds and should not be routinely prescribed to prevent first heart attacks, according to research that we've funded being presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich.

Some heart attacks can be caused by partial blockage of your heart’s arteries. In the past they were considered “minor” and didn’t always get the treatment they needed. BHF-funded research helped solve that problem.

The hearts of one hundred patients with sleep apnoea from are being monitored in a new BHF funded trial to help researchers understand why sufferers are more likely to die from heart disease.

Patients are at the heart of our work, and it's more important than ever that we put them first. That's why we've launched a new programme, Patients First, which is our number one organisational priority during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

A small amount of funding can be released from awarded BHF clinical study grants to support the work required to obtain relevant permissions for this research.

Short-term daily doses of statins before and after heart surgery do not prevent heart muscle damage or the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to an international clinical trial led by the University of Oxford and funded by the BHF. Evidence could change guidelines and suggests a break from drug before and after bypass operations.

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Senior Cardiac Nurse, Chloe MacArthur explains why blood thinners may cause bruising, and when to speak to your doctor.