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What are direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and how do they work?
Warfarin has been the drug of choice in preventing blood clots which can cause strokes but other types of anticoagulants called DOACs are also widely used.
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Alcohol and heart disease: what are the risks?
Find out why drinking too much alcohol can have a serious impact on your heart.
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The latest news about high blood pressure
Our Senior Cardiac Nurse Julie Ward talks to Dr Neil Chapman about high blood pressure and updates us on how the BHF is tackling it.
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How to have a healthy Ramadan when you have a heart condition
Find out how to stay healthy during Ramadan if you have a heart condition.
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Watch: Could fat in your bloodstream cause blood clots?
BHF research is shedding more light on how fats in your blood could affect your health. Our animation explains Dr Alan Stewart's research.
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Statins and what they do
Statins are medicines that help lower your cholesterol and protect your arteries. Understand what statins do, and are used for, the pros and cons, their side effects and potential alternatives.
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How a type of immune cell fights against atherosclerosisUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Ziad Mallat
BHF Professor Ziad Mallat from the University of Cambridge is studying how immune cells are involved in atherosclerosis, a process in which arteries become furred up with fatty plaques and they narrow. If the plaques rupture, they can trigg...
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Is resveratrol, found in red wine, protective against heart and circulatory problems caused by obesity?King's College London | Dr Joseph Burgoyne
Dr Joseph Burgoyne, based at King’s College London, has been awarded an Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellowship grant totalling nearly £320,000 over 4 years. His aim is to understand the actions of a naturally occurring molecule cal...
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Dietary fat affects blood vessel function in high blood pressureUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Michael Shipston
People with high blood pressure are at higher risk of heart and circulatory disease. High blood pressure can arise as a result of blood vessels losing their elasticity, meaning that blood vessels cannot expand and contract as effectively to...
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Working out the processes underlying pre-eclampsiaAston University | Professor Asif Ahmed
Supervised by Professor Asif Ahmed, a PhD student is working out the processes underlying pre-eclampsia, a dangerous condition which affects pregnant women and causes high blood pressure and protein in the urine. Women who develop pre-ecla...