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Wetherby Fundraising Group to deliver CPR training in the community
Find out how our Wetherby Fundraising Group fundraised for the BHF during the Covid-19 pandemic and are now looking forward to delivering CPR training in their local community.
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Using stem cells to study atherosclerosis and Marfan syndromeUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Sanjay Sinha
Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in the blood vessel wall contribute to the ‘furring up’ of vessels in coronary heart disease and stroke. SMCs are also involved in an inherited condition known as Marfan syndrome, where a defect in fibrillin-1, a ...
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Informing and supporting the public about Covid-19
During the pandemic, we provided the latest coronavirus updates from our experts, including what Covid-19 means for you if you have a heart or circulatory condition.
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Tom Lockyer and Panini launch exclusive sticker to support BHF
Panini has teamed up with Bristol Rovers defender and huge Panini collector Tom Lockyer to launch a limited‑edition shiny sticker, celebrating his extraordinary recovery from cardiac arrest and raising vital funds for the British Heart Foundation this Heart Month.
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Tests can give families of SADS victims a life saving diagnosis
New research suggests extensive tests can diagnose hidden inherited heart conditions in families of SADS victims.
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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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Creating tools and resources to learn about disease risk from health dataUniversity of Leicester | Dr Michael Sweeting
People with heart and circulatory diseases are living longer thanks to improvements in treatment. This means we need to better understand what other long-term conditions they may develop as they grow older (such as cancer). Health data in...
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Tesco becomes first supermarket to join The Circuit
Tesco has become the UK’s first supermarket to begin registering its 2,190 defibrillators to a new national database that could improve cardiac arrest survival rates in the UK.
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The best and worst foods for high blood pressure
BHF Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor explains how choosing to eat fruits, vegetables and wholegrains can help if you have high blood pressure.
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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...