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Imperial College London | Dr Peter Gatehouse

Studying how the heart muscle is strained when the heart beats could help with early detection of heart disease. Dr Jennifer Keegan and her team have developed a way of taking images of heart muscle strain using magnetic resonance imaging (...

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University of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker

BHF Professor Andrew Baker and his colleagues at the University of Edinburgh are studying the importance of non-coding RNAs in pulmonary hypertension, a condition where the pressure rises in the blood vessels in the lungs, which can ultimat...

Male endurance athletes who have spent decades training and competing are more likely to develop scarring in their hearts and may be at higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms, according to research we've funded.

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King's College London | Dr Martin Bishop

Our bodies and hearts are all unique, and treatments and procedures that work for one person may not be right for another. Many researchers are trying to develop new ways to understand this variation between individuals to allow them to pro...

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University of Leeds | Dr Sreenivasan Ponnambalam

Heart attacks are caused by the development of fatty plaques in coronary arteries which can rupture, causing blood clots that block the blood supply to the heart. While a good diet and regular exercise can reduce our risk of coronary heart ...

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University of Leicester | Professor Dr Toru Suzuki

Mass spectrometry (MS) is a powerful tool that scientists use to analyse proteins and other chemicals from cell and tissue samples. There is currently much interest in using MS to search for markers of diseases or their risk factors - rathe...

If you are overweight or obese you are more likely to develop coronary heart disease than someone who is a healthy weight. Find out more about how your weight affects your health.

Discover the best exercises to burn excess fat around your middle, plus other helpful weight loss tips from BHF Senior Dietitian Tracy Parker.

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People over the age of 75 still benefit from taking statins, according to a new study published in the European Heart Journal.