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The first patient has undergone surgery in a landmark clinical trial we are funding which aims to reduce deaths from sudden cardiac arrests.

The XILO-FIST trial looked at whether the gout medication allopurinol could help people recover from a stroke or transient ischaemic attack.

We fact-check newspaper reports on a new study that suggest statins reduce the risk of dementia as well as lowering cholesterol.

Inspiration and easy tips to help you eat more fruit and veg, including information on what does and doesn't count as your 5-a-day.

Short-term daily doses of statins before and after heart surgery do not prevent heart muscle damage or the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to an international clinical trial led by the University of Oxford and funded by the BHF. Evidence could change guidelines and suggests a break from drug before and after bypass operations.

Today the long-awaited results of a clinical trial for a new cholesterol-lowering drug were presented at a major cardiovascular conference in Washington.

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University of Leeds | Dr Richard J Pease

Blood clots prevent excess bleeding from cuts to the skin, but they can also be dangerous. For example, heart attacks, many strokes, and deep vein thrombosis all occur when clots form inside a blood vessel in the body. The main component ...

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Oxford, University of | Richard McManus

People who have had a stroke or a ‘mini-stroke’ – known to doctors as a TIA - are at higher risk of a further stroke/TIA if their blood pressure is too high. Unfortunately, high blood pressure is common, and too often poorly controlled. Pre...

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University of Manchester | Dr Emmanuel Pinteaux

Dr Emmanuel Pinteaux from the University of Manchester is searching for ways to prevent inflammation in the brain’s blood vessels during a stroke. Whilst inflammation is an important defence against injury or infection, in the brain it can ...

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University of Edinburgh | Professor David Newby

BHF Professor David Newby and his colleagues at the University of Edinburgh are using a new scan that uses very strong magnets to study fatty deposits in the arteries of the head, neck and chest of people who have had a recent stroke. ...