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Could Entresto protect against heart valve disease?Imperial College London | Dr Adrian Chester
Researchers are searching for a non-surgical way to treat stiffened heart valves. The one-way flow of blood around the heart is maintained by valves. These flaps of tissue are pushed open by blood flowing in the correct direction, and sn...
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Understanding how abnormalities in the main blood vessels of the heart occurUniversity College London | Professor Christiana Ruhrberg
Some congenital heart conditions affect the major vessels that connect the heart to rest of the circulation. This can include the aorta and its branches, or vessels that connect arteries in the lungs to the heart. After birth, holes or misc...
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Understanding how Popeye protein chemical changes influence heart rateImperial College London | Professor Dr Thomas Brand
Professor Thomas Brand from Imperial College London is studying the function of Popeye proteins in the heart and understanding how chemical modifications to these proteins can influence normal heart rhythm. Popeye proteins are located wi...
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What causes Raynaud’s disease?
Our expert explains what Raynaud's phenomenon is, and whether people with heart and circulatory disease are more likely to get it.
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106-year-old fundraiser honoured with Prime Minister's Point of Light award
106-year-old fundraiser, Joan Willett, is honoured with the Prime Minister's Point of Light award for raising over £60,000 for the BHF in the lead up to her 104th birthday
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Why do we like salt so much, and how does it cause high blood pressure?University of Edinburgh | Professor Matthew Bailey
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart and circulatory disease and it affects millions of people in the UK. Having too much salt in our diet can lead to high blood pressure, so it’s important that we try to limit our int...
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Fats explained: saturated, unsaturated and trans fats
BHF Senior Dietitian, Dell Standford, explains how much fat you should eat, the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats, and which fatty foods and oils are healthy.
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What puts older women at risk of cardiovascular disease?University College London | Professor Juan Casas
Heart disease is the UK’s single biggest killer and women older than 65 years are at particular risk. The reasons for this remain unknown, which is a particular concern, given the ageing population. Dr Juan Casas and colleagues from the Lon...
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Can genetics help us tailor blood pressure treatment?University of Glasgow | Professor Sandosh Padmanabhan
Professor Sandosh Padmanabhan and colleagues at the University of Glasgow are studying new ways to treat people with uncontrolled hypertension, or high blood pressure. Nearly half of those treated with current blood pressure lowering drugs ...