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Uncovering the link between arterial stiffening, high blood pressure and heart and circulatory diseaseKing's College London | Professor Philip Chowienczyk
As we age, the composition of our arteries changes, leading to what researchers and clinicians call ‘stiffening’. This change can cause damaging effects that can increase blood pressure. Over time, this can lead to heart and circulatory dis...
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Heart disease and emotional health
Having a heart condition can affect your mental wellbeing too. This section offers tips for coping, information about antidepressants, and real stories, plus results of our exclusive survey.
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Warning of lives at risk due to missed heart disease targets
Plans to prevent 150,000 extra heart attacks and strokes within a decade in England are dangerously off track, we've warned in a speech at Westminster Health Forum.
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Can aspirin and fish oil supplements protect people with diabetes from heart disease?University of Oxford | Professor Jane Armitage
People with diabetes are at a higher risk of having a heart attack or stroke. ASCEND is a clinical trial which started in 2004. The study aimed to find out whether a daily aspirin tablet and/or a fish oil capsule could help to prevent peopl...
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Meet the CureHeart team
Meet the scientists and clinicians from 3 different continents who have come together to find a cure for inherited heart muscle diseases.
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Cardiovascular disease case studies
Read case studies of cardiovascular disease prevention from around the world with our joint BHF and Public Health England report.
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Bias and Biology - BHF panel on gender inequalities in heart disease
On Tuesday 25th June, we outlined our campaign to banish unnecessary gender bias in the awareness, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
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Could testosterone explain why men are at increased heart disease risk?
Testosterone may be linked to the hardening of blood vessels associated with heart disease, shows research funded by the BHF and the BBSRC at the University of Edinburgh.
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Olympian Roger Black meets aspiring athlete after both faced heart disease battle
Top teenage athlete Luke Ball meets idol, British Heart Foundation Ambassador Roger Black MBE, after they were both born with heart defects
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Understanding patterns of weight change as a risk predictor for heart diseaseUniversity College London | Dr Michail Katsoulis
Most research into weight and health has focused extensively on body mass index (BMI) levels across different populations of people at a single point in time. However, there has been no study looking at the relationship between weight chang...