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University of Manchester | Dr Xin Wang

Heart failure is a devastating condition which affects over half a million people in the UK, and there is currently no cure. Scientists are trying to find new ways to repair the damage to heart muscle using stem cells, or help the heart to ...

We're funding research to investigate whether outcomes from heart surgery could be improved by checking for iron deficiency

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University of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford

Some heart patients suffer from a condition called torsade de pointes – a dangerous change in heart rhythm. New treatments are urgently needed to combat this potentially life-threatening condition. Researchers have identified that the level...

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) are delighted to announce Vernon Kay as our latest British Heart Foundation (BHF) Ambassador. Vernon’s first official duty will be hosting the BHF’s prestigious Heart Hero Awards, tomorrow on Wednesday 6th December,

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University of Reading | Professor Jonathan Gibbins

Professor Jonathan Gibbins and his team at the University of Reading will study what chemical signals keep platelets inactive when they are not needed for clotting. Platelets are blood cells that protect us from losing too much blood from a...

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King's College London | Professor Ajay Shah

In 2008 the BHF began a £34 million investment strategy to support four top UK universities as BHF Centres of Research Excellence, aiming to secure the UK’s future as a world-leading force in heart research. One of these institutions was Ki...

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University of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker

The way that our blood vessels heal after injury has important consequences for our future health. Blood vessels are known to ‘remodel’ after being damaged, and this remodelling can trigger a disease process that leads to thickening of the ...

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