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Heart block
A heart block is an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia). Learn all about the causes, different types, treatments and symptoms for this heart condition.
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Anabolic steroid abuse may increase risk of abnormal heart rhythm and stroke
Research, part-funded by the British Heart Foundation, has shown that for some people misusing steroids can be particularly dangerous.
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EVENT
Manchester Marathon
Date
18 April 2027
Location
Manchester
Run the Manchester Marathon for the BHF. The UK's fastest, flattest and friendliest major marathon.
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Heart plaster to stop children needing repeated heart surgeries
Researchers we've funded have developed a new type of ‘heart plaster’ to revolutionise the way surgeons treat children living with congenital heart disease, so they don’t need as many open-heart operations.
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Peripheral artery disease research
PAD happens when these arteries become narrowed by a build-up of fatty material within their walls. Our research is needed to find effective and quick treatments.
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PUBLICATION
Ethnic Differences in Cardiovascular Disease 2008Booklet, 52 pages, published on 10/01/2010
A supplement to the Coronary Heart Disease Statistics series, this booklet focuses on ethnic inequalities in the experience of cardiovascular disease in the UK. Designed for use by health professionals, policy makers, medical researchers and anyone with an interest in cardiovascular disease.
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Excess deaths involving cardiovascular disease: an analysis
An analysis and explainer of the excess deaths involving cardiovascular disease in England since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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What's your heart age?
What's your heart age? Find out with this calculator from NHS Choices and the British Heart Foundation
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RESEARCH
How does JCAD raise the risk of coronary heart disease, and how can we combat it?University of Oxford | Dr Gillian Douglas
Oxford researchers are uncovering how a newly-discovered gene relates to heart disease. Studies of the human genome have spotlighted a new gene that raises the risk of coronary heart disease. The gene has been named JCAD and, with BHF fu...
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RESEARCH
Developing accurate, easy to use software for the diagnosis of coronary artery diseaseKing's College London | Dr Amedeo Chiribiri
When someone goes to hospital with chest pain, one of the causes can be coronary artery disease reducing the flow of blood to the heart. Doctors check this by using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) and Computed Tomography (CT) to take pict...