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British Heart Foundation partners with Toolstation to champion heart health in the trade sector

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University of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora

Blood flow in muscles continually changes depending on whether we are resting or active. To cope with these changes, blood vessels must adapt to meet the demands of rest and exercise. This is especially true in the heart, where vessels are ...

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University College London | Professor Perry Elliott

Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (AC) is a heart muscle disease that can cause sudden death in young people. The condition is often inherited, but the way in which it damages the heart muscle is poorly understood. One thing we do know about AC...

BHF and Sky Bet launch ‘Show Your Heart’ this Heart Month to encourage lifesaving CPR training through the free RevivR tool, aiming to train 500,000 people in just 15 minutes as part of the Every Minute Matters campaign.

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University of Bristol | Professor Jules Hancox

An arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat caused by disorganized electrical signals in the heart. Arrhythmias can be fatal and they are a major cause of sudden cardiac death. The production and flow of electricity through the heart muscl...

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Imperial College London | Professor Lan Zhao

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries carrying blood to the lungs, causing damage to the right side of the heart and heart failure. It is caused by an overgrowth of cells in the blood vessel...

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University of Manchester | Professor Giulio Cossu

Currently, we cannot repair damaged heart tissue, such as after a heart attack, which means the heart doesn’t work as effectively. Research investigating cells that could promote repair or help replace damaged heart tissue could reveal new ...

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University of Leicester | Dr Matthew Graham-Brown

This Leicester team is testing whether slowing down kidney dialysis reduces damage to patients’ hearts. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people with kidney failure on dialysis. To stay alive, patients on dialysis have thei...