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Our report highlights health disparities in cardiovascular diseases and identifies both strengths and areas for improvement in Northern Ireland’s health system.

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King's College London | Professor Divaka Perera

Supervised by Dr Divaka Perera, this Clinical Research Training Fellow wants to understand more about microvascular disease, when the small blood vessels in the heart’s circulation don’t work properly. Around a third of people with angin...

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Imperial College London | Professor Peter Weinberg

Atherosclerosis develops when fatty deposits build up in the walls of arteries narrowing them and thus reducing the amount of blood reaching organs. If a fatty plaque ruptures it can block the artery and cause a heart attack or stroke. We k...

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University of Oxford | Professor Paul Leeson

During pregnancy some women develop severe high blood pressure called pre-eclampsia and gestational hypertension. After pregnancy, the blood pressure often settles but the changes in their body can persist. These women are at higher risk of...

BHF Professor of Translational Cardiovascular Sciences, Andrew Baker, is leading a team of scientists aiming to 'translate' discoveries made in the lab into new treatments for heart patients.

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University of Leeds | Professor Peter J Grant

Blood clots inside arteries can prevent blood from flowing and so cause illness and death. This is what happens inside the coronary artery to cause a heart attack. A blood clotting protein called FXIII-A strengthens blood clots and may wors...

Common anti-allergy medicines could prove to be effective treatment for deep vein thrombosis, according to new research we funded.

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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Professor Vijay Kunadian tells us how her pioneering research aims to confront health inequalities.