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New risk calculator to help save many more lives from heart attack and stroke
A new risk calculator, developed by BHF funded researchers, will help to improve predictions of people most at risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years. The risk calculator is ready for use across Europe, and could help to save many lives.
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The 7 best free running apps
Running is a great way to get fit and relieve stress. We've picked our favourite free running apps to help you reach your goals.
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How to check your pulse
You can tell if you have a regular or irregular heart rate by checking your pulse. This page will show you how to find and check your pulse.
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RESEARCH
How an imbalance between nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species contributes to heart diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Dr Mark Crabtree
Maintaining the right balance in the body of beneficial chemicals called nitric oxide (NO) and damaging chemicals called reactive oxygen species (ROS) is essential for our heart and circulatory system to work correctly. In some diseases suc...
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The CVD Challenge in Wales
Together we can address high-risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Wales to save lives and reduce NHS pressures.
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Evidence and findings
The BHF House of Care successfully introduced care and support planning across five sites, improved patient care and provided evidence for further roll-out.
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Understanding the causes of vascular dementia
We’ve been funding research to understand the causes of vascular dementia to better prevent and treat it.
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RESEARCH
Understanding the role of proteoglycans in the elasticity of the heartUniversity of Manchester | Dr Christian Pinali
The pumping action of the heart is performed by the beating of muscle cells called cardiac myocytes. These are embedded in a type of ‘biological scaffold’ known as the extracellular matrix (ECM), which organises the myocytes to allow effici...
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Weight gain and diabetes threaten progress in reducing heart attacks and strokes
Weight gain and increasing diabetes prevalence are stalling efforts to reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes, according to research we've funded published today
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RESEARCH
Using 3D heart tissue models to find out what controls the severity of ARVCKeele University | Dr Vinoj George
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited heart muscle disease. In ARVC, heart muscle cells – cardiomyocytes – often do not stick together properly because of one or more genetic mutations that affect cell to ce...