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Death rates - Heart and circulatory disease in context
UK deaths caused by heart and circulatory diseases (CVD) and specific cardiovascular conditions, compared to other causes.
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Does eating meat increase your risk of heart disease?
New research has claimed that eating processed meat, unprocessed red meat or poultry increases your risk of heart disease. But how accurate is this?
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RESEARCH
Research Excellence at the University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Martin Bennett
By investing in research the BHF are supporting scientists to make potentially life-saving discoveries, which could help us beat the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases across the world. But sometimes it takes more than a on...
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Could high-density lipoproteins treat abdominal aortic aneurysms?St George's, University of London | Professor Gillian W Cockerill
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is where there is a weakening in the main blood vessel in the abdomen, which results in a breakdown of the vessel. Professor Gillian W Cockerill and colleagues at St George's University London have recently show...
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PUBLICATION
Annual Review 2016 for Northern IrelandBooklet, published on 06/10/2016
Our Annual Review 2016 for Wales details the highlights for BHF Northern Ireland, including how we've spent your donation, fundraising activities and new research we've funded.
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Working out the cause of abnormal heart rhythms in Rett syndromeUniversity of Bristol | Professor Jules Hancox
Professor Jules Hancox and his colleagues at the University of Bristol are studying the causes of abnormal heart rhythms in Rett Syndrome, a condition caused by faults in a gene called MECP2. In Rett Syndrome, children initially thrive, but...
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Studying how electrical signals interact with calcium levels in atrial fibrillationUniversity of Glasgow | Dr Antony Workman
Atrial fibrillation is the most common abnormal heart rhythm. Also known as AF, it mostly affects people over 55, and greatly increases the risk of having a stroke. Normally, the heart’s natural pacemaker sends out regular electrical impuls...
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How does the MyBP-C protein cause cardiomyopathy?King's College London | Dr Thomas Kampourakis
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Thomas Kampourakis is studying how faulty proteins lead to cardiomyopathies, diseases of the heart muscle that can cause heart failure. When the heart beats many elements work together t...
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Harnessing artificial intelligence in cardiomyopathy diagnosisImperial College London | Dr Declan O'Regan
A multidisciplinary team of scientists is using the latest technology to help predict how cardiomyopathy will affect individual patients. Cardiomyopathy is a group of diseases affecting the heart muscle, which can lead to heart failure or ...
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Investigating versican and its role in blood clotting in heart and circulatory diseaseImperial College London | Dr Josefin Ahnstrom
Versican is a protein present mainly in the walls of our blood vessels where it helps maintain their tubular shape. But versican levels are known to rise when heart and circulatory disease develops and is believed to increase the ability of...