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Life expectancy is lower in people with history of diabetes, stroke and heart attack
BHF-funded researchers at the University of Cambridge have shown that people with a history of two or more conditions - including heart attack, diabetes and stroke - have a significantly reduced life expectancy
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RESEARCH
Developing drugs to protect against the damage caused by heart attacksUniversity College London | Professor Sean Davidson
A heart attack happens when there is a blockage in a coronary artery which supplies blood to the heart. Restoring blood flow – known as reperfusion - is an essential part of treating a heart attack, but this can itself cause a build-up of p...
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How to reduce risk of heart attack and stroke: Ben’s story
Ben cut his risk of having a heart attack in the next 10 years from 18 to 4.3 per cent by stopping smoking, losing weight and lowering his blood pressure and cholesterol. Find out how.
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Our London to Brighton Bike Ride is back
The British Heart Foundation's much-loved London to Brighton Bike Ride will be returning on Sunday 19th June 2022, after being cancelled for the last two years due to the pandemic. We are expecting record interest in the event after the three-year break and have launched a ballot system to give everyone a fair chance of making it to the start line. We are encouraging cyclists of all abilities to enter the ballot now.
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Creating a computer model of the heart to better understand atrial fibrillationKing's College London | Dr Steven Niederer
Normally, your heart’s natural pacemaker sends out regular electrical impulses. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder, mainly affecting people over 55. AF happens when the regular electrical impulses in the atria...
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Developing a computer model to predict heart clots in atrial fibrillationUniversity College London | Dr Giorgia M Bosi
BHF Immediate Postdoctoral Basic Science Research Fellow Georgia Bosi is developing a new computer model that will help us understand why blood clots form in atrial fibrillation and what treatments work best. Arrhythmias happen when the...
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EVENT
South West Coast 50 Ultra Challenge
Date
25 July 2026
Location
Minehead Basecamp, Somerset
Walk, jog or run along the stunning South West coastal path
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“I had a heart attack on holiday in Australia”
Sandra Pocock’s bucket-list dream to cuddle a koala had to be put on hold when she had a heart attack in the last days of her trip to Australasia.
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Can a novel ‘immunotoxin’ prevent transplant rejection in heart failure?King's College London | Dr Wilson Wong
Although heart transplants are a highly effective option for the treatment of people with heart failure, organ rejection remains a significant hurdle. This is especially the case with chronic rejection, which can occur several months or yea...