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University of Leeds | Dr Paul Meakin

Circulatory diseases – those that affect our veins and arteries – are caused by damage to endothelial cells, which line our blood vessels. Among other effects, this damage stops vessels responding to signals that should keep blood pressure ...

This award recognises the support from corporate or community partners who promote the work of BHF and raise crucial funds for lifesaving research.

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University of Glasgow | Professor Jesse Dawson

Stroke causes more than 41,000 deaths in the UK each year. There are around 152,000 strokes in the UK each year and nearly 1.2 million people living in the UK have had a stroke. These people are at high risk of another stroke, and also of a...

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University College London | Professor Gaetano Burriesci

Dr Gaetano Burriesci and colleagues at University College London have been awarded £180,000 to design and test a new artificial valve for heart patients. Their aim is to develop a prosthetic mitral valve (one of the main heart valves that c...

We have appointed leading business figures, Lord Hintze and Shane Thakrar, as the first of a new network of Patrons.

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University of Reading | Professor David S Leake

Researchers will investigate a potential new way to prevent the damaging effects of LDL cholesterol in arteries. ‘Bad’ LDL cholesterol contributes to artery disease, known as atherosclerosis, which causes heart attacks. Part of the proce...

Food labelling can help us make an informed decision when shopping. We explain how to use back-of-pack food labels to make healthy choices.

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University of Cambridge | Dr Cedric Ghevaert

People with the condition essential thrombocythaemia (ET) have too many platelets in the blood and are at increased risk of cardiovascular events. This is because an excess of platelets can lead to excessive clotting and blockage of the ve...

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University of Leeds | Dr Stephen Wheatcroft

Coronary heart disease and peripheral artery disease occur when blood vessels to the heart or limbs, respectively, become narrowed or blocked by a fatty build-up. Although these blockages can be reopened with a stent to widen the blocked ar...