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University of Bristol | Professor Raimondo Ascione

Bypass surgery is a common treatment to restore healthy blood flow to the heart or limbs when arteries have become diseased; where a healthy blood vessel is grafted into the circulation to bypass a diseased section. Usually bypass grafts ar...

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University of Sheffield | Professor Tim Chico

Damage to blood vessels can cause serious conditions like coronary heart disease and stroke. Understanding how new blood vessels form, in a process called angiogenesis, and how their growth can be controlled could help scientists devise way...

In an open letter to the Health and Social Care Secretary, BHF, Tesco and two other leading health charity partners are urging the UK Government to make healthier food sales reporting mandatory for all supermarkets and major food businesses.

Thanks to the fantastic generosity of our supporters we’ve invested over £4m in life saving research at Queens University, Belfast. Read about some of our projects.

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St George's, University of London | Professor Elijah Behr

A thoracic aortic aneurysm is a widening or bulging of the aorta in your chest – the aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, responsible for carrying blood out of your heart. If the aneurysm bursts, it can be fatal. In recent years, ...

The Asian Business Board are a group of business leaders who are raising vital funds in support of BHF’s lifesaving research.

While driving from a work event, Danièle started to struggle with her breathing, so she pulled over at the side of the road. “I wondered if there was something constricting my windpipe or something wrong with my lungs,” Danièle says.

We’ve today paid tribute to the “outstanding contribution” that BHF Professor Rhian Touyz has made to our research, following her decision to move to McGill University in Quebec.

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