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The link between psychological stress and heart diseaseUniversity College London | Professor Andrew Steptoe
Psychological stress is thought to be linked to the development of coronary heart disease. Stress stimulates vascular inflammation, a process involved in atherosclerosis. But stress also leads to the releases of the hormone cortisol which r...
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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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What’s the best heart rate monitor to buy?
BHF’s Senior Cardiac Nurse explains how to choose the best heart rate monitor and how accurate they are.
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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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Cholesterol and statins - what do I need to know?
Delving behind the headlines: What is cholesterol? Why is it bad? Do statins actually work? We explore the science behind the news stories to find the answers
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Understanding the genes controlling heart development and repairUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Hastie
Professor Nicholas Hastie is studying cells in the epicardium, the outside layer of the heart, which plays a crucial role during heart development in the embryo and in repairing the adult heart. A gene called Wilms’ tumour 1, or Wt1, is i...
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Supplier terms and conditions
Do you supply a service to the British Heart Foundation? Find out all of the relevant definitions and clauses that apply to you and your organisation.
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The link between mitochondria damage, inflammation and atherosclerosisUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Emma Yu
In atherosclerosis, the blood vessels in our bodies ‘fur up’ with fatty plaque deposits and blood vessels narrow. If the blood flow supplying the heart or the brain becomes blocked or restricted, or if fatty plaques rupture, heart attacks a...
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How inequalities contribute to heart and circulatory diseases
Data has been brought together across prevention, treatment and outcomes by levels of deprivation in England, outlining health inequalities.
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7 things we learnt at the UK's largest heart conference
This year's British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) conference was held in person for the first time in two years since coronavirus struck the UK, and it was once again teeming with the latest breakthroughs in heart and circulatory research. Here's what we learnt.