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State-of-the-art scans to detect and monitor heart diseaseUniversity of Manchester | Professor Bernard Keavney
New state-of-the-art scans are now able to provide intricate detail about heart structure and function and, increasingly, are being used to pick up early signs of heart disease, or to monitor disease progression. One of the most promisi...
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A trial evaluating 3T magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosing coronary heart diseaseUniversity of Leeds | Professor John Greenwood
Under current best clinical practice guidelines, people with suspected coronary heart disease (CHD) undergo diagnostic tests including imaging scans. For many this will include an invasive coronary angiogram where the doctor injects a dye d...
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BHF NI welcomes the return of Stormont Assembly to prioritise heart disease care
BHF NI welcomes the return of Stormont Assembly to prioritise heart disease care
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Growing gap in early heart disease death rates between poorest and richest in England
The rate at which people are dying before the age of 75 from heart disease is rising more than twice as quickly in the poorest parts of England, we have revealed.
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Child heart disease may be more likely if mother has anaemia during pregnancy
Mothers who are anaemic in the first 100 days of pregnancy have a much higher chance of having a child with congenital heart disease, according to new research funded by us and published in the journal BJOG.
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Why diabetes affects heart disease risk differently in men and womenUniversity of Oxford | Dr Sanne Peters
Dr Sanne Peters and her colleagues at the University of Oxford are studying why diabetes may have a bigger impact on heart disease risk in women compared with men. Heart disease and stroke remain one of the leading causes of death and dis...
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Studying the mechanisms behind a genetic link to coronary heart diseaseUniversity of Leicester | Professor Shu S Ye
Coronary heart disease is caused by a build-up of fatty material within the walls of the arteries which supply blood to the heart. Many lifestyle factors, such as smoking, can increase the risk of this happening. But coronary heart disease ...
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Genetic discovery could identify people at risk from symptomless killer
Rare genetic differences increase a person’s risk of serious heart problems and sudden cardiac death even in the absence of symptoms, according to research we've funded and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
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Understanding the ‘alter egos’ of BH4, towards new treatments for heart diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Professor Keith Channon
The health of our heart and blood vessels depends upon cells in these tissues producing and responding to an abundance of chemical signals. One chemical factor, called tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), has important roles in heart and circulatory ...
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Peripheral arterial disease - Nordic pole walking
The BHF funded research to find out whether walking with Nordic poles could help people with peripheral arterial disease exercise more easily.