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Developing ways to personalise digoxin treatmentUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Davor Pavlovic
Digoxin is a common treatment for people with atrial fibrillation and heart failure, but it doesn’t always work as well as expected. Dr Pavlovic’s team at the University of Birmingham has previously shown that substances in the blood called...
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How can I have a gluten-free diet that is heart-healthy?
Our expert explains what gluten is, what to do when you have an intolerance to it, and how to keep a gluten-free diet heart-healthy.
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Nearly a quarter of a million people waiting for heart procedures and surgery
Latest NHS England waiting time figures show 230,278 people were waiting for invasive heart procedures and heart operations at the end of April – the highest number since the pandemic began.
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Reprogramming the immune response to heart injuryUniversity of Oxford | Professor Robin P Choudhury
After a heart attack, immune cells called monocytes rush into the heart from the spleen and become ‘switched on’ along the way. Normally, the immune response caused by monocytes is a positive effect that helps fight infections. But when thi...
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Do Purkinje fibres have a role in stretch-induced heart rhythm problems?University of Leeds | Professor Edward White
Researchers in the UK and France are testing a new theory that could change the treatment of irregular heart rhythms. Irregular heart rhythms – when the heart beat is too fast, too slow, ‘fluttering’, or chaotic – are called arrhythmias. T...
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BHF welcomes calls to ban diesel and petrol cars by 2030
BHF welcomes news that The Committee on Climate Change is urging the Government to accelerate a ban on diesel and petrol cars.
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A survival strategy for the cells lining our blood vesselsKing's College London | Professor Albert Ferro
Professor Albert Ferro and his colleagues at King’s College London are studying how a process called apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is involved in heart and circulatory disease. Endothelial cells line the inner surface of all bloo...
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Leeds researcher secures new funding to explore treatments for damaged hearts
Scientists we fund at the University of Leeds are to explore how to repair the damage caused by a heart attack. Dr Andrew Smith and his colleagues have been awarded £97,000 to investigate how to grow new blood vessels by ‘turning on’ stem cells in the heart.
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New figures reveal how much chocolate we eat in a lifetime
To launch the annual Dechox campaign the BHF reveal how much chocolate we eat in a lifetime
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Thousands saddle up for lifesaving research at the return of the London to Brighton Bike Ride
After a two-year hiatus following the Covid-19, our flagship event returned in 2022, with thousands including the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan taking part in the event.