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    Preventing remodelling of blood vessels after vein graft surgery

    University of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker

    The way that our blood vessels heal after injury has important consequences for our future health. Blood vessels are known to ‘remodel’ after being damaged, and this remodelling can trigger a disease process that leads to thickening of the ...

  • RESEARCH

    Modelling blood flow before and after vascular surgery

    University College London | Dr Vanessa Diaz

    Circulatory diseases are complicated to treat and can vary between individuals. When choosing from different treatment options available, doctors gather information about the shape of affected blood vessels using scans. But these often cann...

  • High blood pressure - HYVET

    The HYVET trial aimed to find out if it was safe to prescribe high blood pressure medication to people over 80.

  • Heart plaster helps repair heart after surgery

    BHF researchers have developed a bioactive stem cell delivery plaster which would be used during heart surgery, to help repair damaged hearts.

  • RESEARCH

    Can blocking RhoB activation prevent lung damage in pulmonary hypertension?

    Imperial College London | Dr Beata J Wojciak Stothard

    Pulmonary hypertension is a serious condition in which high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs results in narrowing of these blood vessels. Patients can have a poor quality of life and are at risk of developing heart failure becaus...

  • Building confidence after heart surgery

    Confidence is often shaken following a heart event. We get tips on recovery from those who've been there and two leading psychologists. Read more.

  • RESEARCH

    Testing a new ablation method to treat atrial fibrillation

    Imperial College London | Professor Prapa Kanagaratnam

    Dr Prapa Kanagaratnam and his team at Imperial College London are working out if a new ablation protocol to treat atrial fibrillation (AF) can help people avoid the need to attend hospital. AF is the most common type of abnormal heart r...

  • RESEARCH

    How Cezanne affects blood vessel narrowing after angioplasty

    Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Dr Qingzhong Xiao

    Dr Qingzhong Xiao and his team at Queen Mary University of London are studying how a molecule called Cezanne affects restenosis, when arteries re-narrow after coronary angioplasty. Doctors use coronary angioplasty to widen blocked or na...

  • PUBLICATION

    Understanding a heart attack

    Booklet, 64 pages, published on 14/06/2024

    This booklet can help you and your loved ones understand what’s happened following a heart attack. It includes information on diagnosis, causes, treatment and life after a heart attack. As well as steps you can take to look after your heart, and where to get support. Order or download it for free. You can also order it in large print.

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  • Quiz: Do you know how to have a healthy Easter?

    Do you know how to look after your heart this Easter? Take our fun quiz to find out.