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Heart injury found in half of Covid patients discharged from hospital after severe illness
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans have found heart damage in around 50 per cent of patients whose blood tests had shown they had some degree of heart injury whilst hospitalised with severe Covid-19 infections.
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Fatty plaques build up at bends and branches of arteries
The fatty plaques responsible for heart attack and stroke are most likely to build up at the branches and bends of blood vessels, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation and published in the journal ATVB.
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New tool to calculate Heart Age is launched
A new online calculate lets users calculate their true heart age.
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Video: A life with spiders and a heart condition
Read how a heart rhythm problem hasn't stopped Carl Portman's jungle adventures, and watch a video of Carl with his spiders and talking about his ICD.
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Can I have a baby if I have a heart condition?
Find out the key things to consider if you have a heart condition and are thinking about having children.
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RESEARCH
Can a new test for heart attack save lives?University of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills
Every year thousands of people in the UK are diagnosed as having had a heart attack. It is not always easy to confirm a heart attack has occurred, because the nature and severity of symptoms varies. One of the tests doctors use analyses blo...
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Leading scientist to run London Marathon to help fund Heart Healing Patch
A leading scientist will run the TCS London Marathon 2022 for the British Heart Foundation, to help a revolutionary Heart Healing Patch he is creating become a step closer to reality.
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Keeping a vegetarian diet balanced
Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor explains how to keep a vegetarian diet balanced and heart-healthy.
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Inherited high cholesterol: earlier diagnosis and better treatment
Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a genetic condition that causes exceptionally high levels of cholesterol, often leading to a heart attack or stroke at a young age unless it is treated. We’ve funded research that helped identify the genetic faults causing FH and developed a test to spot them.
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Our London to Brighton Bike Ride is back
The British Heart Foundation's much-loved London to Brighton Bike Ride will be returning on Sunday 19th June 2022, after being cancelled for the last two years due to the pandemic. We are expecting record interest in the event after the three-year break and have launched a ballot system to give everyone a fair chance of making it to the start line. We are encouraging cyclists of all abilities to enter the ballot now.