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"I flatlined for four and a half minutes - my mom thought she was going to lose her son"
In 2018, Matt Pohlson, CEO of Omaze – one of BHF’s charity partners – began to experience pain and swelling in his stomach. This extreme physical stress triggered a heart condition called takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which left him fighting for his life.
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Overcoming the hurdles to move new cell treatments towards the clinic for regenerative medicineUniversity of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu
Supervised by Professor Paolo Madeddu, the PhD student working on this project wants to overcome a serious hurdle that is stalling the development of new cell treatments. Scientists looking for new treatments to repair damaged heart tissu...
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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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Harnessing an active ingredient of fruit and vegetables to fight atherosclerosisCardiff University | Professor Dipak Ramji
Atherosclerosis is the name that doctors use for the narrowing of arteries due to fatty plaques building up in the walls of the blood vessel. It’s the condition that leads to angina, heart attacks and some strokes. The development of statin...
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Understanding how the kidney helps to regulate blood pressureUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Kevin O'Shaughnessy
The control of sodium and potassium salts in the body is important for regulating blood pressure. This balance is regulated in a special part of the kidneys called the distal convoluted tubule, or DCT. However, the exact mechanism used by t...
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Could extra salt in the diet help to prevent pre-eclampsia?University of Nottingham | Dr Hiten Mistry
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Hiten Mistry is working out if salt intake influences development of pre-eclampsia, a condition affecting pregnant women and causing high blood pressure and protein in the urine. Pre-eclamps...
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How to reduce risk of heart attack and stroke: Ben’s story
Ben cut his risk of having a heart attack in the next 10 years from 18 to 4.3 per cent by stopping smoking, losing weight and lowering his blood pressure and cholesterol. Find out how.
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Understanding how the heart adapts to high blood pressureUniversity of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk
High blood pressure puts strain on the heart and, if untreated, can cause permanent changes to heart cells which may later lead to heart failure. These changes are controlled by signals between and within heart cells, some of which influen...
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How your heart works - heart and circulatory system
Find out more about the anatomy and function of the heart and circulatory system. Have a look through our pictures of the heart and learn more about what it takes to keep our blood pumping.
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Watch: How is gum disease linked to heart problems and diabetes?
Watch our animation to discover why brushing your teeth can help your cardiovascular system, and get answers to some common questions about oral health and heart conditions.