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University of Cambridge | Professor Martin Bennett

BHF Professor Martin Bennett has been awarded a three-year grant to investigate how blood vessels age. As we get older our blood vessels change: cells begin to die and scar tissue accumulates in the vessel walls, making them less elastic. P...

Saskia Blake, from London, grew up knowing she had mitral valve prolapse, but never thought it would lead to her needing surgery, until this became her reality at the age of 31.

Dr Leanne Grech explains what sepsis is, who is at risk and how BHF-funded researchers are working to stop the damage it causes.

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Lancaster University | Professor David Middleton

Atherosclerosis is a potentially fatal condition in which the arteries supplying the heart become clogged by fatty plaques, causing coronary heart disease. High blood levels of LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol increase the risk of coronary heart dise...

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University of Bristol | Professor David Murphy

High blood pressure (hypertension) affects around one in three adults in England and Scotland and significantly increases a person’s risk of developing heart disease, heart failure and stroke. Scientists have struggled to pinpoint the exact...

This week the British Cardiovascular Society conference gave us three days of cutting-edge developments in heart and circulatory research. Many of the UK’s brightest cardiovascular minds came to Manchester to share what they have been doing for the past 12 months. Here are seven things that we learned.