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Hugh Watkins
Professor Watkins is a clinical cardiologist and laboratory scientist whose work has given us the tools to find people with life-threatening inherited heart conditions, through genetic screening schemes.
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Leicestershire man is 100th recruit in landmark heart failure clinical trial
A Leicestershire man has become the 100th person to take part in a clinical trial we are funding that hopes to improve treatment for people with heart failure.
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Diabetes patients set to benefit from heart disease data investment
People living with diabetes could be set to benefit from a major research initiative to untangle the link between diabetes and heart disease – two of the most pressing global health crises.
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NHS and Novartis to collaborate to tackle heart disease
A proposed collaboration between the NHS and pharmaceutical company Novartis to study cholesterol-lowering drug could save 30,000 lives over the next 10 years
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RESEARCH
How does the age of a platelet change its function in heart and circulatory disease?Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Timothy Warner
Platelets are small cells that circulate in the blood. They stop bleeding from damaged blood vessels by rapidly sticking together and forming a blood clot, but if a clot forms at the wrong time it can be dangerous. Atherosclerosis is a dis...
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RESEARCH
Devising new tests that better predict which patients with coronary heart disease should receive a stentUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Keith G Oldroyd
Coronary heart disease is caused by blockage in the coronary arteries - the vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a method of measuring pressure waves in the coronary artery to estimate the severity...
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Kew Gardens Half Marathon
Date
4 April 2027
Location
Kew Gardens, London
Take part in Kew Gardens Half Marathon in the stunning Kew Gardens. Join the BHF team today and fundraise for life-saving research.
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Heart scan toolkit unveils hidden damage from atypical heart attacks
Heart imaging techniques already available on the NHS could be used to improve detection of underlying heart disease and treatment following a common but often overlooked type of heart attack, according to research we've funded and published in Circulation.
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RESEARCH
Developing a tool to predict the effects of drugs to treat diabetes and heart diseaseBrunel University London | Dr Fotios Drenos
Development of a new drug is a long, expensive process. The majority are rejected during clinical trials because they are deemed unsafe or ineffective. A tool that could accurately predict the biological effects of a new drug early in its ...
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Genes linked to heart stiffness could uncover heart failure drug
Genetic and environmental factors have been found to cause the heart to become stiff, which can lead to heart disease and heart failure, according to research we’ve funded and published in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research.