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New risk calculator to help save many more lives from heart attack and stroke
A new risk calculator, developed by BHF funded researchers, will help to improve predictions of people most at risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years. The risk calculator is ready for use across Europe, and could help to save many lives.
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Are fat cells important for repairing heart muscle after a heart attack?University of Oxford | Dr Mathilda Mommersteeg
During a heart attack, blood vessels supplying the heart muscle become blocked, starving the heart of oxygen. The affected heart muscle tissue dies, and the damaged tissue is replaced by scar tissue that doesn’t function like healthy heart ...
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Switching on the brain’s defence mechanisms in strokeKing's College London | Professor Giovanni Mann
Many types of antioxidants have been explored in the lab as potential stroke medicines, only to then fail when tested in clinical trials. Research has therefore shifted to focus on the cell’s own antioxidant defence mechanisms. Professor M...
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Salt in soluble paracetamol linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke
Researchers have found links between regular use of paracetamol that contains sodium and an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure and dying.
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Hijacking immune checkpoints to prevent the build-up of fatty plaquesUniversity of Oxford | Professor Claudia Monaco
White blood cells involved in inflammation play a key role in the development of fatty plaques that form in our arteries (atherosclerosis). Some white blood cells, called macrophages and monocytes, are controlled by many checkpoints to reg...
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Virtual ward for atrial fibrillation patients could prevent thousands of hospital admissions per year
A new virtual ward to safely treat atrial fibrillation patients could prevent thousands of hospital admissions per year, easing NHS pressure, according to new research from the University of Leicester presented at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) conference in Manchester.
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Could extra salt in the diet help to prevent pre-eclampsia?University of Nottingham | Dr Hiten Mistry
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Hiten Mistry is working out if salt intake influences development of pre-eclampsia, a condition affecting pregnant women and causing high blood pressure and protein in the urine. Pre-eclamps...
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Research identifies new ways to try and prevent lethal blood clots
Scientists we fund have made a breakthrough in understanding the process that leads to a blood clot forming in the lungs - a condition that kills more than two thousand people in the UK each year.
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Dealing with sex after a heart condition
Find out how two people with heart and circulatory conditions have dealt with challenges to their sex life, and get tips from experts.
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Obesity in pregnancy: can a drug for diabetes prevent high blood pressure from developing?University of Cambridge | Professor Susan E Ozanne
We know that maintaining a healthy weight increases the chances of a healthy pregnancy. Obesity in pregnancy has become much more common in recent years and can have long-term health consequences for both mothers and babies. For babies, the...