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The science behind the cure
Explore the science driving our experts to a cure for inherited heart muscle diseases.
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Is this the future of replacement heart valves?
A BHF-funded chemical engineer is perfecting a material to tackle heart valve disease. He tells Sarah Brealey how it could change patients' lives.
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Video: A life with spiders and a heart condition
Read how a heart rhythm problem hasn't stopped Carl Portman's jungle adventures, and watch a video of Carl with his spiders and talking about his ICD.
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Smoking and diabetes are biggest risk factors for peripheral artery disease
Smoking and diabetes are the two leading risk factors for peripheral artery disease (PAD), a narrowing of the arteries which can lead to limb amputation
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Developing cardiovascular risk prediction scores for people with kidney diseaseUniversity of Edinburgh | Dr Nynke Halbesma
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Nynke Halbesma is looking for ways to detect people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are at higher risk of heart disease or stroke. People with CKD have a much higher risk of develo...
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What puts older women at risk of cardiovascular disease?University College London | Professor Juan Casas
Heart disease is the UK’s single biggest killer and women older than 65 years are at particular risk. The reasons for this remain unknown, which is a particular concern, given the ageing population. Dr Juan Casas and colleagues from the Lon...
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The link between inflammation, metabolism and cardiovascular diseaseUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Claudio Mauro
Cardiovascular metabolic diseases, including atherosclerosis (the process that underlies coronary heart disease), obesity and diabetes, are a leading cause of ill health. There is evidence to show that low grade inflammation is associated w...
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Heart failure
Heart failure is a condition where your heart can’t pump blood around your body as well as it should. It doesn’t mean your heart has stopped working but you may need support to help it work better.
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Targeted genetic testing for inherited condition is life saving and cost effective
BHF study finds cascade testing service for FH is cost effective, lifesaving and could avoid thousands of heart attacks and strokes.
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Take a break from statins during heart surgery, suggests BHF-funded study
Short-term daily doses of statins before and after heart surgery do not prevent heart muscle damage or the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to an international clinical trial led by the University of Oxford and funded by the BHF. Evidence could change guidelines and suggests a break from drug before and after bypass operations.