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University 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...

A year since the BHF signed up to DORA, find out how we are working to make our research assessment and evaluation processes more inclusive and transparent in this first phase of implementation.

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King'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...

You're entitled to pick your NHS care, but how do you do it, and how can it benefit you as a heart patient? We explain.

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University of Oxford | Dr Ellie Tzima

Cardiomyopathies are diseases of the heart muscle that can either be inherited through a faulty gene or acquired later in life. Cardiomyopathies can be life-threatening because the heart is weakened and unable to pump blood to meet the dema...

Many people are finding it hard to get an appointment with their GP. Find out where to get medical help.

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University 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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University College London | Professor Derek Yellon

Professor Derek Yellon and his team at University College London are investigating how the release of proteins, called histones, leads to damage in the heart after a heart attack, and how we could stop it. A heart attack occurs when an art...

Dr Hazel Wallace aka. The Food Medic is officially announced as BHF ambassador. On Saturday, Hazel got to meet our One Beat Members at a cookery workshop.