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Bias and Biology
Learn more about how being a woman can put you at a disadvantage if you have a heart attack. Read on to download our Bias and Biology briefing.
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RESEARCH
Fixing cell energy production in the cells that line the blood vessels, to find a treatment for PAHUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Paola Caruso
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but lethal disease of high blood pressure in the lungs. This high pressure puts a strain on the person’s heart, which struggles to cope and which can lead to heart failure. The precise cause o...
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Trial resumes to prevent dementia after a stroke
Research funded by us is investigating if cheap, existing drugs currently used to treat other heart and circulatory diseases could help patients who have a lacunar stroke
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Sugar, salt and fat
This section explains what's really in your food and make the right choices when it comes to foods that are high in sugar, salt and fat.
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A community comes together to save lives
Lianne realised the importance of having a defibrillator on the estate after her mother’s near-death experience. Here she explains how the community came together to make it happen.
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Celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III at the BHF
From dressing up our shops and stores to encouraging people to volunteer with us as part of ‘The Big Help Out’, there’s a lot we’ve been doing to help the Royal Family champion the work of charities like ours around this historic occasion.
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RESEARCH
Large-scale study to aid prediction and prevention of coronary heart diseaseUniversity of Cambridge | Professor John Danesh
The British Heart Foundation is funding BHF Professor John Danesh, at the University of Cambridge, nearly £2 million over five years to create an international group of heart experts. This group will bring together data from around the worl...
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Cardiac arrest survivor urges everyone to learn CPR this World Heart Day
A cardiac arrest survivor whose life was saved by a stranger in the gym is encouraging everyone to learn CPR this World Heart Day (Thursday 29 September).
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RESEARCH
Dissecting the structure of titin kinase, to understand its vital role in cardiomyopathyKing's College London | Dr Mark C Pfuhl
Cardiomyopathies are diseases that affect the heart muscle and can cause heart failure. They may run in families due to genetic mutations that disrupt the contraction of heart muscle cells, which can impact the forceful pumping action of t...
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RESEARCH
Developing a new device to help the failing heart keep up with demandUniversity of Leicester | Dr David Adlam
Heart failure affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. It occurs when the heart lacks the power to pump strongly, so oxygen isn’t circulated quickly enough to keep up with the body’s demands. This is a debilitating condition and l...