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University of Leeds | Professor Khalid Naseem

Diabetes is a complex disorder characterized by too much sugar (glucose) in the blood. People with diabetes are at high risk of developing heart and circulatory disease, partly because of inflammation which damages blood vessels. Unders...

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University of Hull | Professor Khalid Naseem

Professor Khalid Naseem from the University of Hull and Dr Michael Tomlinson from the University of Birmingham will spend 3 years studying the behaviour of tiny blood cells called platelets in the circulatory system. Although platelets are ...

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St George's, University of London | Dr Ingrid Dumitriu

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of irregular heart rhythm, affecting more than a million people in the UK. AF interferes with the pumping action of the heart in a way that makes blood clots more likely to form, which can ca...

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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Professor Krishnan Bhaskaran

Dr Krishnan Bhaskaran and his team are studying whether media interest in statin side effects caused fewer patients to start taking statins, or stop taking them. Statins are drugs used to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart at...

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University of Oxford | Professor Rebecca Sitsapesan

Professor Rebecca Sitsapesan from the University of Oxford has received three years’ BHF funding to study what processes are going on in the heart which enable it to act as a strong mechanical force, pumping oxygenated blood around the body...

On 27 May, the BHF brought together leading scientists, clinicians, and the Government’s Chief Medical Officer at its first Annual Conference to focus on the impact of Covid-19 for people with heart and circulatory diseases.

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University of Cambridge | Dr Wei Li

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but devastating condition, for which effective treatments are urgently needed. In PAH, the blood pressure in the arteries supplying the lungs is very high. This puts a strain on the right side...

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University of Cambridge | Professor Martin Bennett

By investing in research the BHF are supporting scientists to make potentially life-saving discoveries, which could help us beat the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases across the world. But sometimes it takes more than a on...

High blood pressure is a major cause of heart attack and stroke, but most of us don't even know the facts. Senior cardiac nurse Julie Ward explains.