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Swansea University | Dr Spyros Zissimopoulos

BHF Senior Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Spyros Zissimopoulos is studying a protein involved in the electrical activity of the heart muscle cells that help the heart beat regularly. Dr Zissimopoulos is looking at how defects in the r...

Young people who have a sudden cardiac arrest should be offered an MRI scan of the heart called cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging to diagnose the underlying cause, according to research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Conference.

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Imperial College London | Professor Anna Randi

The cells that make up the innermost lining of our blood vessels are called ‘endothelial cells’. They actively influence all sorts of functions including how permeable the vessels are, how they grow, and the tendency for blood to clot withi...

Statins cut the risk of death by heart attack by over a quarter in men, according to a study published today in Circulation.

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University of Cambridge | Professor Nicholas Morrell

Pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH, is a serious condition where the small arteries inside the lungs become narrow. This puts a strain on the heart, which has to pump harder to force the blood supply through these narrowed lung vessels...

Countless heart attacks and strokes could be prevented with sustained drop in cholesterol and blood pressure.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Ken Suzuki

Heart failure means that the heart cannot pump blood around the body effectively. A common cause of heart failure is a disease of the heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) which can be inherited or caused by a heart attack. Stem cell therapy show...

A series of radio ads were brought to an abrupt and heart-stopping halt by the sound of a flatlining heart monitor on August 1.

A new BHF Scotland report highlights the urgent need to raise awareness of heart disease in women. Every year, ischaemic heart disease, including heart attacks and angina, kills around 2,600 women in Scotland – that’s seven women every day. But too many women are not aware that they are at risk.

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University of Oxford | Professor Keith Channon

This Oxford team is studying how pre-eclampsia develops and influences the long-term health of women and their children. High blood pressure during pregnancy – known as pre-eclampsia – affects 5-10% of pregnancies around the world. It inc...