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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Dr Benjamin O'Brien

Many people who have heart surgery go on to experience abnormal heart rhythms, particularly atrial fibrillation (AF), which can increase the risk of a blood clot forming inside the heart. It is thought that low levels of potassium in th...

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University of Leicester | Professor Gavin Murphy

Kidney injury after cardiac surgery affects over a quarter of heart operations, and increases the risk of other severe complications developing. BHF Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Gavin Murphy and colleagues at the University of Leicester, w...

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University of Cambridge | Professor Susan E Ozanne

We know that maintaining a healthy weight increases the chances of a healthy pregnancy. Obesity in pregnancy has become much more common in recent years and can have long-term health consequences for both mothers and babies. For babies, the...

Find out if catching up on sleep on Saturdays and Sundays could really lower your risk of heart disease.

In a remarkable achievement, supported by us, UK Biobank has completed the world’s largest whole body imaging project, scanning the brains, hearts, abdomens, blood vessels, bones and joints of 100,000 volunteers.

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University of Bristol | Professor Sarah Jane George

Professor Sarah Jane George and her team at the University of Bristol want to improve the long term success of vein grafts, when a vein is used to bypass a blocked coronary artery in coronary artery bypass. Up to half of vein grafts used in...

BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse, Julie Ward, explains which over-the-counter hay fever medications are safe to use if you have heart disease or high blood pressure.