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High-risk heart failure patients should receive lifesaving implantable defibrillators sooner
People with heart-failure who are at high risk of heart rhythm problems shouldn’t have to wait to be fitted with a lifesaving implantable cardioverter defibrillator, according to research we’ve funded.
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BHF researchers secure EU approval for new AI heart attack prediction technology
Research funded by us has led to EU-approved artificial intelligence technology that can identify people at high risk of a fatal heart attack years before it strikes.
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Finding out why arteries get stiffer with ageUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Ian Wilkinson
The large arteries are elastic and they have an important role in buffering the swings of blood pressure that occur with each heartbeat. With age and in certain diseases, these arteries stiffen, leading to high blood pressure (hypertension)...
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Using stem cells to understand atherosclerosisUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills
Damage to the cells that line our blood vessels (endothelial cells) result in formation of fatty deposits in the walls of the arteries (atherosclerosis) and can cause angina or a heart attack. In this fellowship, Dr Mills proposes to use st...
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Do signals released by platelets promote atherosclerosis?University of Leicester | Professor Alison Goodall
Heart attacks are caused by a build up of atherosclerotic plaques in the arteries of the heart. The plaque can lead to restricted blood flow to the heart muscle, causing angina, or complete blockage of an artery, causing a heart attack. Pla...
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3 exercises that are best for heart health
Cardiac rehab physio Helen Alexander explains how to improve heart health through physical activities including resistance and aerobic exercises
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Hydrogen sulphide’s role in blood vessels following a heart attackUniversity of Nottingham | Dr Vera Ralevic
Every year thousands of people suffer a heart attack, which starves the heart of oxygen. To help preserve its function, the heart and circulatory system respond by undergoing various changes that attempt to reduce the damage. One of these i...
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“Beating heart” surgery to reduce complications from bypass surgery
BHF-funded researchers have pioneered a new way to do heart bypass surgery, keeping the heart beating during the procedure.
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“I should have pushed to go to hospital earlier”
Nicola Topping was told she had indigestion when she had chest discomfort. But later tests suggest it was probably a heart attack.
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Coronary heart disease
Coronary heart disease is when your coronary arteries become narrowed by a gradual build-up of fatty material within their walls. Find out more about the causes, prevention and treatment of CHD