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Learn more about what we have previously funded under the International Cardiovascular Research Partnership Award funding scheme

RESEARCH

Queen Mary, University of London | Professor David Kelsell

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited disorder of heart muscle that can cause dangerous abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure and even sudden death. There is an urgent need to understand the causes and proce...

RESEARCH

University of Edinburgh | Dr Matthew Reed

Around 300,000 people in the UK attend hospital emergency departments each year with palpitations, which are irregular heartbeats, and presyncope, a sudden feeling that you are about to lose consciousness. In some patients, these symptoms c...

Clinical Study Grants support clinical trials and observational studies of specific patient groups. Previous awards have included a broad range of types and sizes of study, e.g. single centre pilot studies, large multi-centre trials, UK arms of international trials, sub-studies of existing trials.

BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse, Regina Giblin, explains how lack of oxygen to the heart and medicine side effects can cause long-term tiredness in people with heart and circulatory conditions.

BHF Senior Dietitian Tracy Parker explains that caffeine is not bad for your heart but can temporarily raise blood pressure, and shares how much caffeine is in tea and coffee.

RESEARCH

University of Leicester | Dr Kieran Brack

The cardiac ganglionic plexus (CGP) is a branching network of nerves associated with the heart and specifically the regulation of the heartbeat. Dr Kieran Brack from the University of Leicester will study how the CGP affects cardiac functio...

We look at the link between myocarditis and Covid-19 vaccines

You can tell if you have a regular or irregular heart rate by checking your pulse. This page will show you how to find and check your pulse.

RESEARCH

University of Leicester | Professor G Andre Ng

Nearly 1.3 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with Atrial fibrillation (AF), making it the most common heart rhythm disturbance. Symptoms include irregular heartbeats, light-headedness and fatigue, affecting people’s quality of li...