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Medicines for heart conditions
Medicines can help prevent or treat heart conditions, like high blood pressure, angina, heart attack and heart failure. They’re also used to keep symptoms under control. Some people take medicine for a short time and others may need to take it for longer.
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Garfield Weston Foundation donates landmark £6m to BHF to tackle heart failure
We have received the largest philanthropic gift in our history from Garfield Weston Foundation to fund transformational heart failure research.
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RESEARCH
Studying the role of AmpII protein and t-tubules in the heartUniversity of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford
Professor Andrew Trafford and his team at the University of Manchester are studying proteins called amphiphysins to find out how they are involved in heart muscle contraction. For heart muscle cells to contract efficiently to pump blood...
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Sex and heart conditions
Learn about enjoying a happy and healthy sex life even if you have a heart condition including when you can start having sex again and why you may be experiencing a loss of sex drive or impotence.
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RESEARCH
Could drugs like Viagra help to treat people with heart failure?University of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford
Supervised by Professor Andrew Trafford, this Clinical Research Training Fellowship is investigating new ways to treat heart failure. Heart failure occurs when the heart muscle has become damaged, often after a heart attack or long term ...
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Remotely monitoring patients after a heart attack cuts hospital readmissions and improves outcomes
Remote monitoring for patients who have recently had a heart attack reduces A&E attendance and prevents readmissions to hospital, according to research funded by us.
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RESEARCH
Uncovering the actions of oestrogen in heart rhythm controlImperial College London | Professor Kenneth MacLeod
Heart failure affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. It occurs when the heart lacks the power to pump strongly, and also becomes prone to dangerous abnormalities in heart rhythm. Studies have shown that progression of the diseas...
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Heart care waiting list rises by 63 per cent in three years in England
Latest NHS England figures published today show that the number of people on cardiac waiting lists has risen to a record high of 380,787 at the end of March 2023 – an increase of nearly 8,000 people since last month.
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Urgent need to improve survival for heart attack patients with pre-existing conditions
Patients who are living with other illnesses are likely to survive for significantly shorter times after a heart attack, according to new research that we've part-funded.
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BHF celebrate virtual Heart Hero Awards
The Duchess of York, Gemma Atkinson, Luke Pritchard and Vernon Kay among celebrities who honour UK's inspirational Heart Heroes at our Heart Hero Awards