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Investigating the effects of new cancer treatments on the heart and the role of the BRaf proteinUniversity of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk
Cancer is a common disease and many patients are given powerful anticancer drugs in order to combat it. However, little is known about the other effects these drugs have on the body, particularly the heart and circulatory system. This labor...
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New risk calculator to help save many more lives from heart attack and stroke
A new risk calculator, developed by BHF funded researchers, will help to improve predictions of people most at risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years. The risk calculator is ready for use across Europe, and could help to save many lives.
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An invention to ease fluid build-up in heart failureUniversity of Manchester | Dr Leonard Ebah
According to data from 2015, more than half a million people in the UK are living with heart failure. A debilitating symptom of heart failure can be excessive fluid accumulation in the body, causing swelling and breathing problems. Some peo...
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Do I need supplements for better heart health?
Our expert answers a question on whether you should take vitamins and minerals in addition to your diet, and when these may have a harmful effect.
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Should I be worried about an infection risk following heart valve surgery?
Our expert answers a question about infection risk after surgery, and explains what to do if you're concerned.
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New research to better understand how heart scarring impacts veteran athletes
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has funded new research at the University of Leeds which will monitor the heartbeats of more than 100 athletes over two years to measure how endurance exercise impacts their heart.
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Making healthy choices easier
We’ve been funding research to show how policy changes to make healthy choices easier could improve all our health, and campaigning for them to happen.
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Can a protein called caveolin-3 reveal a new way to treat heart failure?University of Bristol | Professor Clive Orchard
A regular and synchronised heartbeat is crucial for the heart to pump blood efficiently around the body. Levels of calcium must rapidly increase in a synchronised way in every heart cell to enable the heart to contract. Folds or ‘invaginati...
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Studying the effect of IL-36 on the heart’s blood vessels after a heart attackUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Neena Kalia
A heart attack occurs when an artery supplying blood to the heart becomes blocked, starving part of the heart of its blood supply. These arteries are just a few millimetres in diameter, but are large enough to be assessed by the angiogram e...
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A trial of inhaled frusemide for advanced heart failureOxford Brookes University | Dr Shakeeb Moosavi
This clinical trial will investigate whether an inhaled form of frusemide provides relief from breathlessness in patients with advanced heart failure. People living with heart failure have symptoms such as breathlessness and tiredness b...