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Living alone with a heart condition
Do you live alone and have a heart condition? Find out how stay on top of your symptoms and medication, and what to do when you're feeling unwell.
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RESEARCH
Can damage to brain blood vessels explain symptoms of atrial fibrillation?University of Birmingham | Dr James P Fisher
Dr James Fisher is working out if brain blood vessels are impaired in people with atrial fibrillation (AF), a common abnormal heart rhythm that increases the risk of stroke, cognitive decline and dementia. Understanding why AF leads to thes...
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Drug could put an end to transplant rejection
A diabetes drug currently undergoing development could be repurposed to help end transplant rejection, without the side-effects of current immunosuppressive drugs, according to new research that we've funded.
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How to cope with pre-surgery anxiety
It’s normal to feel anxious in the lead up to heart surgery. A clinical psychologist offers tips on how to manage difficult feelings.
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Research begins to rapidly understand deadly link between Covid-19 and cardiovascular diseases
Improved care for people with heart and circulatory disease suffering from Covid-19 could soon be available after we and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) announced support for six flagship research programmes.
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Financial support and benefits with a heart condition
If you have a heart condition, you may be entitled to benefits to help with living costs, prescriptions, or transport to appointments.
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RESEARCH
Creating a map of ‘tissue factor’ to reveal its role in normal and abnormal blood clottingUniversity of Surrey | Professor John McVey
Blood clotting is an essential and tightly controlled defence mechanism that happens instantly to prevent extensive blood loss when a blood vessel is damaged. It begins when blood is exposed to cells displaying a molecule called tissue fact...
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Man in 18-hour wait for heart attack treatment backs BHF campaign to fix cardiac crisis
A retired teacher who waited around 18 hours to be treated in hospital for a heart attack is among more than 40,000 people backing our campaign to fix ‘the worst heart care crisis in living memory’.
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Food for fitness: what should I eat before a workout?
Find out everything you need to know about sports nutrition, including what to eat before a workout.
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Brits eat the equivalent of 22 packets of crisps a day in salt
Brits are eating the same amount of salt each week as are in 155 packets of crisps, our new analysis reveals. We're calling for urgent Government action to reduce the amount of salt in our food.