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Do weight loss programmes lead to long-term heart health?University of Oxford | Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce
The link between heart and circulatory diseases and obesity is well-known. Over the next 20 years, rising levels of obesity are predicted to lead to 1.63 million new cases of coronary heart disease in the UK. Behavioural weight loss program...
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New 20 minute test diagnoses hidden heart condition
BHF-funded scientists have created a new test which can diagnose a previously hidden heart condition
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Walking and cycling to work linked with fewer heart attacks
Walking and cycling to work is linked to a lower rate of heart attacks in men and women according to a new study co-authored by the Olympic-medal winning triathletes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee and part-funded by us.
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No difference in key heart attack symptoms between men and women
Women who have heart attacks experience the same key symptoms as men, quashing one of the reasons given for women receiving unequal care.
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AI tool could help prevent thousands of heart attacks
An AI tool that can predict 10-year risk of having a heart attack could transform treatment for patients who undergo CT scans to investigate chest pain, according to new research we’ve funded.
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Why are endurance athletes more prone to abnormal heart rhythms?University of Manchester | Professor Mark R Boyett
Our heart requires an electrical signal to beat correctly. When this signal breaks down, disturbances in the heart beat called arrhythmias occur. Arrhythmias can cause serious health problems and even sudden death. We know that athletes who...
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Determining the role of fractalkine in the immune response after a heart attackNewcastle University | Professor Helen M Arthur
Our immune system evolved to fight infection and promote wound healing after injury. During a heart attack, injury is caused to the heart muscle by a blocked blood vessel. Though there is no infection immune cells found in the blood respond...
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Spotting the warning signs of a future heart attack in people with undiagnosed chest painKeele University | Professor Kelvin Jordan
Every year, up to two in every hundred adults in the UK visit their GP because of chest pain for the first time. GPs may refer people at risk of heart disease for further tests. For others, chest pain may be caused by a problem with the foo...
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Understanding how calcium pores open and close when the heart beatsUniversity of Glasgow | Dr William Fuller
When the heart beats, it’s essential that all heart muscle cells contract at the same time. To achieve this, tiny pores in the heart cells open simultaneously to allow calcium molecules to pass through, which in turn signal to the heart cel...
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BHF responds to new study on why people don’t know they've had a heart attack
New study shows link between people who have a high pain tolerance and unrecognised heart attacks.