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How is oestrogen linked to pulmonary arterial hypertension?University of Strathclyde | Professor Margaret MacLean
Professor Margaret MacLean and colleagues at the University of Glasgow are studying why more women than men develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), but men die more quickly. In PAH, the pulmonary arteries (arteries of the lungs) ...
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“Rejoice in the tiny things”: lessons from heart disease survivors
Find out what these people have learned from living with a heart condition and what tips they’d give to others
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Why and how is cell-to-cell conduction speed impaired by heart attack?University of Glasgow | Professor Godfrey L Smith
Researchers in Glasgow are studying why, after heart attack, electrical conduction through the heart changes. When the heart beats, all of its cells must contract in coordinated fashion. To make this happen, an electrical signal spreads ra...
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Can heart attacks be prevented?
BHF's Chief Scientific and Medical Officer explains how a healthy lifestyle, medicines and the help of new science could help fewer people have heart attacks in the future.
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Sir Patrick Vallance leads team at London to Brighton Bike Ride
Sir Patrick Vallance leads team of world-leading scientists and business leaders taking on the British Heart Foundation's London to Brighton bike ride to raise vital funds for lifesaving research.
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Investigating the heart cell's response to stretch in hypertrophic cardiomyopathyUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Katja Gehmlich
The heart responds to repeated exercise and other stresses by becoming bigger in a process known as cardiac hypertrophy. In the inherited disease hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), hypertrophy is abnormal and takes place in the absence of e...
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Could an anti-diabetic drug be used to battle heart diseases?University of Dundee | Dr Graham Rena
Inflammation is an important way of our bodies protecting us from infection and ill health. But, when inflammation is sustained and badly controlled, it can damage the cells in our heart and blood vessels and be responsible for the developm...
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Royal Mail fundraising enables BHF to offer freephone patient helpline service
Thanks to fundraising through our partnership with Royal Mail, the BHF's heart helpline is now free to call for the first time since the service was first made available over 20 years ago.
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Developing accurate, easy to use software for the diagnosis of coronary artery diseaseKing's College London | Dr Amedeo Chiribiri
When someone goes to hospital with chest pain, one of the causes can be coronary artery disease reducing the flow of blood to the heart. Doctors check this by using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) and Computed Tomography (CT) to take pict...
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RECIPE
Baked beans with poached eggsServes: 2, Prep time: 15
This dish can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch or supper, and counts as one of your 5-a-day.
