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    What controls how heart muscle cells contract?

    Cardiff University | Dr Nia Thomas

    Dr Nia Lowri Thomas and her team at Cardiff University are studying the processes that control how heart muscle cells contract during each heartbeat and what goes wrong in abnormal heart rhythms. For heart muscle cells to contract, calci...

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    About heart attacks (easy read)

    Easy Read, published on 10/04/2024

    An easy read booklet about heart attacks. Our easy read booklets use simple language and pictures to tell you about heart attacks.

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  • BHF’s gender pay gap closed further in 2020, shows new report

    British Heart Foundation shares its Gender Pay Report for 2020, demonstrating that the pay gap has continued to close.

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    Coronary Heart Disease Statistics 2008

    Booklet, published on 10/01/2008

    Statistics relating to coronary heart disease in the UK in 2008.

    This publication is only available to download or view online

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  • Why do I get heart palpitations at night?

    Senior Cardiac Nurse Chloe MacArthur explains why some people get heart palpitations when lying down for the night, and what to do about it.

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    Understanding the link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease

    University of Bristol | Professor Simon Satchell

    Dr Simon Satchell’s team at the University of Bristol is trying to understand the link between diabetes and onset of cardiovascular disease. Diabetes is a major risk factor for the development of heart and circulatory disease. This risk mig...

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    Which immune cells cause blood vessel inflammation in atherosclerosis?

    University of Cambridge | Professor Ziad Mallat

    BHF Professor Ziad Mallat is studying how blood vessels become inflamed in atherosclerosis to see if there is a way of preventing inflammation. Atherosclerosis is caused by the build-up of fatty plaques in the walls of our arteries, and ...

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    Finding blood biomarkers that predict the need for aortic valve replacement

    University of Leicester | Professor Leong Ng

    Aortic stenosis (AS) is a very common heart valve disease which restricts blood flow out of the heart. Many patients experience breathlessness or chest pain with exercise. Currently, the only effective treatment is replacing the valve in pa...

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    Improving scans for children with heart disease

    University College London | Dr Vivek Muthurangu

    A technique called cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is widely used as the best method of scanning children people with heart disease. However, current CMR techniques require people to hold their breath, which children often find diff...