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Studying better ways to identify heart scar tissue causing dangerous heart rhythm disturbancesNewcastle University | Dr Ruairidh Martin
Dr Ruairidh Martin has been awarded a travel fellowship to travel to a hospital in Bordeaux, France, for one year to enhance his research and clinical training. Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a life-threatening heart rhythm disturbance...
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Wholegrain foods: why there's more to them than wholemeal bread
Find out what wholegrain foods are and why they're essential to your health with BHF Senior Dietitian Tracy Parker.
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BHF pays tribute to charity patron, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
We have paid tribute today to our Patron, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, who has sadly died at the age of 99.
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Studying how antiplatelet drugs interact to optimise treatmentsQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Timothy Warner
Anti-platelet drugs are taken by millions of people to protect against heart attacks and strokes. Routinely, people at particular risk receive aspirin plus an ADP (P2Y12) receptor antagonist. This is because most trials of antiplatelet ther...
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What triggers an aneurysm to get bigger, and can we stop it?University of Leeds | Dr Marc Bailey
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a ballooning of the main blood vessel in the body, the aorta. AAAs tend to grow over time and eventually may rupture, which can be fatal. At the moment, the only treatment is surgery if the aneurysm is lar...
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Kel's journey from volunteer to Sales Assistant
Kel shares how his volunteering experience, creative hobbies and passion for charity shops landed him the perfect flexible role at BHF.
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Government invests £20 million to support early career researchers
Today the Government has published plans to provide £20 million to support early career researchers funded by medical research charities.
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Understanding the molecular changes that could lead to aortic aneurysmKing's College London | Professor Manuel Mayr
Aneurysms are balloon-like bulges that form in blood vessels, for example in the body's main artery in the chest - the aorta. Some aneurysms may stay small but others can burst and be fatal. There are currently no effective treatments for a...
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Investigating the potential to control blood vessel growth in diseaseUniversity of Nottingham | Professor David Bates
Throughout our life, new blood vessels grow to maintain a healthy circulatory system – a process called angiogenesis. However, the formation of new blood vessels can also occur in conditions such as heart disease and diabetes and can lead t...
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Do chemical changes to DNA cause scarring in the heart during coronary heart disease?Queen's University Belfast | Dr Chris Watson
In coronary heart disease, the small vessels that deliver blood supply to the heart are narrowed by the build-up of fatty plaques in the artery wall. These can rupture and cause a blood clot that can completely block the artery. The consequ...