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130,000 fewer heart procedures including operations since the pandemic began
Around 130,000 fewer heart procedures including operations have taken place than expected since the pandemic began, according to our analysis of new NHS England figures published today.
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How the heart cell’s internal skeleton helps normal heart developmentUniversity of Sheffield | Dr Emily Noel
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Emily Noel is working out the origins of congenital heart disease – when babies are born with a heart that has not formed correctly in the womb, usually due to a problem with one or more of ...
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Getting kids off the couchUniversity of Bristol | Professor Russell Jago
We know that keeping active and doing exercise helps to keep our hearts healthy, whilst sitting for long periods of time, whether watching TV, playing computer games or surfing the internet, can lead to high blood pressure and a higher risk...
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Volunteer in your local shop
The British Heart Foundation has over 700 charity shops in across the UK all ran by dedicated teams of volunteers. Find out more about the volunteering opportunities available for you to get involved with and how to apply.
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Understanding heart metabolism in diabetes and aortic stenosisUniversity of Leeds | Dr Eylem Levelt
People with aortic stenosis (a narrowing of the aortic valve opening) often also have type 2 diabetes. Having diabetes can affect how well people recover from having their aortic valve replaced, but it is not known why. The heart is hard...
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Revealing how genes and other factors determine fat storageUniversity of Oxford | Professor Fredrik Karpe
Professor Fredrik Karpe at the University of Oxford is working out how genes, and factors that influence them, determine where fat is stored in our bodies and our risk of heart disease. Being overweight increases the risk of heart disease,...
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Health at Work mental health factsheetsInformation Sheet, 7 pages, published on 01/04/2012
Four factsheets dealing with common mental health problems, including: The early warning signs of stress and mental health problems, mental health awareness training, and managing someone with a mental health problem.
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Why am I always tired
BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse, Regina Giblin, explains how lack of oxygen to the heart and medicine side effects can cause long-term tiredness in people with heart and circulatory conditions.
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ACE inhibitors and what they do
ACE inhibitors are medicines used to treat high blood pressure, heart attack and heart failure. Find out how they work, types of ACE inhibitor medicines and potential side effects.
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Identifying the safest blood pressure drugs for use in pregnancyUniversity of Manchester | Dr Paul Brownbill
Women with high blood pressure before or during pregnancy need to take blood pressure-lowering medicines throughout pregnancy. These medicines enter the placenta’s circulation – an organ that transfers oxygen and nutrients from the mother’s...