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Developing better tests and treatments for arrhythmias in the upper heartUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Davor Pavlovic
Arrhythmias (fast, slow or irregular heartbeats) most commonly occur in the upper chambers of the heart. Drugs used to treat arrhythmias target sodium-transporting molecules that are present in both upper and lower chambers of the heart. Ho...
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BHF Healthcare Implementation Fund
Do you have an innovative idea about how to advance your cardiovascular care delivery? Our Implementation Fund helps support projects that can improve care for patients with cardiovascular disease.
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How acidity interferes with the heart beatUniversity of Bristol | Professor Jules Hancox
The heart’s ability to pump blood round the body depends on co-ordinated electrical activity generated by small proteins in heart cells called ‘ion channels’. When blood flow to the heart is blocked off, for example, because of coronary hea...
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Professor Bryan Williams joins BHF as Professor Sir Nilesh Samani steps down
Professor Bryan Williams is now officially in post as our first Chief Scientific and Medical Officer, following his appointment earlier in the year.
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The role of haem in smooth muscle cellsUniversity of Leicester | Dr Noel W Davies
Blood pressure is maintained by the contraction of smooth muscle cells (in blood vessels called vasoconstriction) which in turn depends on an electrical difference being maintained between the inside and outside of vascular smooth muscle (t...
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What is coronary artery ectasia?
Dr David Adlam explains what coronary artery ectasia is and what this means for patients.
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In blood pressure measurement, both arms count
Can measuring pressure in both arms predict a heart problem?
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PUBLICATION
Children and Young People Statistics 2013Book, 180 pages, published on 12/08/2013
This publication is designed for health professionals, medical researchers and anyone with an interest in the health of children or cardiovascular disease. It is divided into three sections – congenital heart disease, medical risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease, and behavioural risk factors such as diet, physical inactivity, alcohol consumption and smoking.
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Improving the lives of patients with tetralogy of FallotImperial College London | Professor Michael Gatzoulis
Tetralogy of Fallot affects approximately one in every 3,600 births. It is the most common cyanotic congenital heart defect present at birth (where the baby’s skin has a blue appearance because it is not receiving enough oxygen-carrying blo...
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Nick Morrell
Professor Nick Morrell and his research team are investigating why lung blood vessels narrow in pulmonary hypertension, and how the narrowing might be prevented or reversed.