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Understanding why some gene changes raise the risk of developing heart diseaseUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Ziad Mallat
Over the past two decades a wealth of research evidence – including from BHF-funded studies - has revealed a great deal about the importance of genetics underlying coronary heart disease. It has shown that changes in many different genes ca...
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Keep Northern Ireland beating
Over 230,000 people in Northern Ireland are currently living with cardiovascular disease. But with the public’s support, we can give hearts a fighting chance.
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Why and how do vascular ‘risk genes’ actually increase heart disease risk?University of Oxford | Professor Hugh Watkins
Genetic studies of large groups of people have identified changes in certain parts of their DNA that are more frequently found in people with coronary heart disease. Many of these changes are in regions of DNA that influence the walls of ou...
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Tricuspid atresia
Tricuspid atresia is when the valve between the right atrium and ventricle of your heart does not form properly. It's a type of congenital heart disease, meaning you’re born with it.
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The highs and lows of stress in the heartUniversity of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk
Heart muscle cells work hard to pump blood through the body and are subjected to a number of stresses, including oxidative stresses, where high levels of molecules called reactive oxygen species can cause death of heart muscle cells. This c...
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Looking for inflammation in early life that sets the stage for heart diseaseUniversity College London | Professor John E Deanfield
Inflammation can cause changes to arteries and blood that increase the risk of heart and circulatory diseases in later life. Some teenagers and young adults already show signs of these changes, but why this happens isn’t fully understood. ...
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Tailoring treatments for dangerous abnormal heart rhythmsSwansea University | Professor Christopher George
BHF Professor Alan Williams studies abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias, which can be fatal. Although we understand some of the processes involved in arrhythmias, the efficacy of current treatments are variable, and the causes of abnorma...
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Lord Darzi review highlights 'critical condition' of NHS and cardiovascular services
An independent review of the NHS has addressed the severe challenges facing cardiovascular care services as it finds the health service in “critical condition”.
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PUBLICATION
Understanding atrial fibrillation - large printBooklet, 64 pages, published on 05/08/2025
A large print version of our booklet on atrial fibrillation. It explains the heart's normal rhythm, what atrial fibrillation is, diagnosis, complications, and different types of treatment.
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Understanding how the structure of blood clots affects thrombosis riskUniversity of Leeds | Professor Robert Ariens
Thrombosis occurs when a clot forms in a blood vessels and prevents the blood supply from reaching the tissues supplied by that vessel. Clots are primarily made up of platelets embedded in a network of fibres made of a protein called fibrin...