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Can a troponin test help diagnose people with coronary heart disease?University of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills
This team of cardiologists think a highly sensitive blood test could help to detect people who are at risk of a future heart attack. Most people attending the emergency department with chest pain will have a blood test to measure troponin,...
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How autoimmune disease affects your heart
Discover why autoimmune conditions like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis increase heart attack and stroke risk. Learn how you can protect your heart.
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Staying active
Exercise helps everyone live a happier and healthier life. If you have heart and circulatory disease it can help manage your condition and get you feeling great.
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Using mathematics to predict the future for heart and circulatory diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Dr Peter Scarborough
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Peter Scarborough is developing a new computer model that can predict heart and circulatory disease rates until 2030. In recent years the influence of risk factors for heart and circulato...
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TAVI (Transcatheter aortic valve implantation)
Trusted info from the British Heart Foundation on what is TAVI and whether TAVI is the right procedure for you. Plus, tips for preparing for and recovering from TAVI.
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Meet the researchers
Get to know our BHF funded researchers, from PhD students to intermediate and senior basic science and clinical research fellows.
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Investigating the role of the TWIST1 gene in atherosclerosisUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Paul Evans
Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death worldwide. It causes fatty deposits called plaques to build-up beneath the inner lining of arteries (the endothelium). If a plaque bursts, it can cause a blood clot to form. This can block the b...
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Do platelets recruit white blood cells into fatty plaques in atherosclerosis?University of Birmingham | Professor Ed Rainger
A group of researchers at the University of Birmingham led by Professor Ed Rainger are investigating the possible role of cells called platelets in atherosclerosis, the process behind coronary heart disease (angina and heart attack). Du...
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Covid-19: what it means if you have a heart condition
Covid-19 can cause serious illness if you have a heart or circulatory disease. Find out who’s at risk of serious illness, what to do if you test positive and how to manage symptoms.
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Finding tiny changes in the heart’s electrics that can stop it staying in rhythm.University College London | Dr Ivan Kadurin
Irregular heart rhythms – called arrhythmias – can be life-threatening. They come in many forms with the most common type, atrial fibrillation, affecting more than a million people in the UK alone. Arrhythmias occur when there is a fault in...