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Should anticlotting drugs for AF be given to people who’ve had a brain haemorrhage?University of Edinburgh | Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman
Atrial fibrillation is the most common form of irregular heart rhythm. It is more common in the elderly and is associated with a much higher risk of stroke – when a clot blocks blood supply to part of the brain. For that reason, most people...
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BHF publishes its first policy on diversity in research design
BHF has introduced a policy on diversity in research design, setting clearer expectations that, wherever possible, the research we fund is designed to be representative and inclusive.
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Living with familial hypercholesterolaemia
We meet a family whose lives have been changed by the diagnosis of a genetic condition, and speak to the nurses helping to support them and others like them.
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Aortic aneurysm, dissection and rupture
Discover the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatments for aortic aneurysm, which is a swelling or bulging of the aorta.
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RESEARCH
Finding the mechanisms that control thrombosisUniversity of Cambridge | Professor James Huntington
Professor James Huntington at the University of Cambridge is studying new ways to treat thrombosis, where blood clots form when they shouldn’t, which can lead to a heart attack or stroke. Blood needs to clot rapidly to protect us after inj...
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Bioengineering arteries to improve the long-term success of bypass surgeryUniversity 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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Research discovers key cause of restricted blood flow to the brain in vascular dementia
Groundbreaking new research has uncovered a potential route to developing the first ever drug treatments for vascular dementia, that directly target a cause of the condition.
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Investigating how blood clots are broken downUniversity of Aberdeen | Dr Nicola Mutch
Dr Nicola Mutch and her team at the University of Aberdeen are working out how the body prevents dangerous blood clots forming in blood vessels and blocking the flow of blood in narrowed arteries. These blockages can lead to heart attacks a...