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60-minute iron treatment averts heart failure hospital admissions
Research we've funded has shown that a simple 60-minute iron treatment every one to two years could reduce the risk that people living with heart failure will be admitted to hospital.
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How cancer treatment is linked to heart diseaseUniversity of Strathclyde | Professor Robin Plevin
Cancer treatment can involve killing cancer cells with radiation. Radiation treatment is often successful but irradiation can also damage blood vessels, including the coronary arteries, and people can go on to develop heart disease. The go...
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Only half of UK adults confident they could perform CPR on a loved one
BHF encourages the nation to learn CPR this Heart Month as new figures reveal only half of UK adults are confident they could perform CPR on a loved one
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Breakthrough blood test to improve diagnosis of heart attacks
Researchers have developed a new blood test to diagnose heart attacks, thanks to BHF-funding. The study found that the new test is more sensitive and quicker in detecting heart damage than the current troponin test.
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Our research highlights of 2022
It has been a bumper year for BHF research. We’ve seen stem cell plasters to repair damaged hearts, technology that can speed up detection of heart disease, and of course our biggest ever research grant - £30 million to rewrite the DNA that causes killer heart muscle diseases. Each discovery brings us a step closer to ending heartbreak from heart and circulatory diseases forever.
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Cynllun i Gymru ar gyfer Clefydau’r Galon a Chylchrediad y Gwaed
Mae arnom eisiau curo’r torcalon a achosir gan glefydau’r galon a chylchrediad y gwaed yng Nghymru. Er mwyn gwneud hyn, mae angen i ni wella prosesau canfod, diagnosio a thrin pobl sy’n datblygu anhwylder ar y galon neu gylchrediad y gwaed yn ystod eu hoes, a’r gofal a gânt.
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The link between high blood pressure and a protein called apelinUniversity of Bristol | Dr Anne Marie O Carroll
Dr Anne-Marie O’Carroll is studying a protein called apelin to work out what role it plays in high blood pressure. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a major health problem but we don’t fully understand what causes it. Recently the...
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Can a mobile phone interfere with my pacemaker or ICD?
Some mobile phones can interfere with ICDs and pacemakers. Hear from Cardiac Nurse Chloe MacArthur about what to watch out for.
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Understanding how the heart adapts to high blood pressureUniversity of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk
High blood pressure puts strain on the heart and, if untreated, can cause permanent changes to heart cells which may later lead to heart failure. These changes are controlled by signals between and within heart cells, some of which influen...
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PKC alpha: a critical protein for forming blood clotsUniversity of Bristol | Professor Alastair Poole
Platelets are small cells in the bloodstream that clump together at sites of injury, triggering a clot to form to prevent excessive bleeding. Platelet clumping can be activated in diseased arteries when a fatty plaque ruptures. When this ha...