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Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), a type of congenital heart disease, is when a blood vessel in your heart does not close by itself after you’re born.
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Working with top Israeli researchers to harness the heart’s ability to repair itselfUniversity of Oxford | Professor Paul Riley
A heart attack can cause irreparable damage making the heart less able to pump blood around the body. This is called heart failure and it affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. In 2011 BHF Professor Paul Riley and his colleag...
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BHF responds to Autumn Budget
The BHF has responded to the Government's Autumn Budget
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Expanding platelets to understand the detail of blood clottingUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Steven Thomas
Platelets play an essential role in normal blood clotting to prevent blood loss after injury, but also when there is unwanted clotting in a blood vessel, called thrombosis. Scientists now have a greater understanding of the blood clotting p...
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12 ways to get your diet back on track
Don't let a few extra pounds become a bigger problem. If you've put on weight during a holiday or over Christmas then try these 12 quick tips to get yourself back on track.
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New risk calculator could lead to more successful heart operations
Patients could receive a greater benefit from open heart surgery thanks to a new computer model aimed at helping surgeons to better calculate risk and decide whether it’s safe to operate.
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A computer model for assessing severity of peripheral arterial diseaseKing's College London | Professor Bijan Modarai
Supervised by vascular surgeon Mr Bijan Modarai, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is looking for ways to detect leg blood vessels that need treatment when they narrow or become blocked in peripheral arterial disease. In peripheral...
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New tools to help stem cells repair damaged heartsUniversity College London | Dr Daniel Stuckey
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Daniel Stuckey is developing new tools to give stem cells the best chance of repairing damaged heart tissue. After a heart attack, heart muscle tissue becomes damaged and has a limited a...
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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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Are antidepressants safe if you have a heart condition?
Depression is a common experience for people with heart conditions, but how safe are antidepressants? We asked an expert to share their view.