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How our research helped get Brian back on his bike
Brian Cookson OBE was one of 106 men who took part in a study we funded investigating the impact of heart scarring on veteran male athletes. He had an ICD fitted after his heart started beating dangerously fast while training on his bike.
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Healthcare experts in Scotland voice concerns over Long Term Conditions Framework
Leading healthcare experts, led by BHF Scotland, have joined forces to send an open letter the Scottish Health Minister
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Finding out how diabetes affects our blood vesselsUniversity of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora
Professor Kim Dora and colleagues from the University of Oxford are interested in how positively charged calcium atoms, known as calcium ions, affect blood vessel narrowing. The level of calcium ions in cells lining the blood vessels co...
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Research Excellence at the University of CambridgeUniversity 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...
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Annual Review 2015 - facts and figures - WalesBooklet, published on 22/12/2015
Download and read a summary of our the key facts and figures from our 2015 Annual Report for Wales from British Heart Foundation.
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6 top tips for adjusting to new medication
Taking medications can be hard to get used to and many people worry about costs and side effects. Our tips can help make adjusting easier.
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Studying BMP9, a potential therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertensionUniversity 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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Developing computer models to help doctors manage aortic dissectionUniversity College London | Professor Stavroula Balabani
Supervised by mechanical engineer Dr Stavroula Balabani, the PhD student on this project is studying aortic dissection. Aortic dissection is a life threatening condition where the wall of the main blood vessel leaving the heart, the aorta, ...
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Understanding the causes of inherited lymphoedemaSt George's, University of London | Dr Pia Ostergaard
As well as the circulatory system that transports blood around the body, we also have a second circulatory system called the lymphatic system. It is made up of a network of vessels carrying ‘lymph’ fluid containing protein, fats, water and ...
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Searching for new ways to repair or replace damaged blood vessel cellsQueen's University Belfast | Dr Andriana Margariti
Dr Andriana Margariti and her team at Queen’s University Belfast are looking for new ways to repair or replace damaged endothelial cells lining blood vessels in circulatory disease. We don’t really understand what causes the damage to these...