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Heart care waiting lists show slight fall in latest figures
BHF comments on latest NHS waiting list numbers
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Number of UK people with heart rhythm condition rises by 50% in a decade
More than 1.5m people have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation - an abnormal heart rhythm that increases the risk of stroke.
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AI reduces underdiagnosis of common heart failure in Black patients, new research finds
New research has revealed that Black patients are less likely to be underdiagnosed with a common type of heart failure when using AI than during routine care.
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New study reveals differences in death rates between two treatments for CAD
A new study has revealed how short term and five-year mortality are varied for two different treatments for coronary artery disease
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Could a person’s own cells help to prevent a heart transplant being rejected?King's College London | Professor Giovanna Lombardi
Professor Giovanna Lombardi at King’s College London is studying if white blood cells called regulatory T cells (Tregs), which stop our immune system attacking our healthy cells, could also prevent heart transplants being rejected. Heart ...
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Understanding factors that make exercise difficult for people with heart failureUniversity of Leeds | Dr Carrie Ferguson
People who have heart failure can sometimes find it difficult to carry out day-to-day activities because they experience breathlessness or leg tiredness. This means they may have difficulty with exercise, and they are sometimes said to have...
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Could potassium be used to prevent abnormal heart rhythms developing after surgery?Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Dr Benjamin O'Brien
Dr Benjamin O’Brien and his team at Queen Mary, University of London are finding out if giving people potassium after heart surgery could prevent an abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation (AF) from developing. Many doctors believ...
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Should people who’ve had a cardiac arrest be treated in heart attack centres?King's College London | Professor Simon Redwood
A cardiac arrest is a serious condition where the heart stops beating. Only one in 10 people who have a cardiac arrest out of hospital survive. In this clinical trial conducted across London, Professor Simon Redwood and his team will assess...
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BHF Centre of Research Excellence launches new Science at Heart competition
The BHF Centre of Research Excellence at Imperial College London has launched a new science competition to engage sixth form students with cardiovascular research.
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Meet the British Heart Foundation's Chief Executive - along with the the rest of the British Heart Foundation's Executive Group members.