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"Three of my brothers died young from heart attacks"
Wendy Cook was diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolaemia after losing her brothers. She explains how statins have given her a future, while cholesterol tests help her family.
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Dundee scientists to study new way to protect heart attack damage
Scientists in Dundee are researching how to reduce the damage caused by a heart attack
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Technicolour map of heart signals wins national science image competition
We have today announced the winner of our annual Reflections of Research science image competition. Showcasing the dazzling side of science, the competition asks BHF-funded scientists to highlight their cutting-edge heart and circulatory disease research with the most awe-inspiring picture taken as part of their work.
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Will drinking green tea reduce your risk of heart attacks and strokes?
According to the news headlines, drinking green tea could prevent deaths from heart attacks or strokes. We look behind the headlines.
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Finding out more about the function of MURF2 in heart failureKing's College London | Professor Mathias Gautel
In 2011 there are over three quarters of a million people living with heart failure in the UK. This condition reduces the pumping function of the heart, which can make even day to day activities almost impossible, disturb heart rhythm and s...
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From bug to drug: engineering new heart drugs from tick salivaUniversity of Oxford | Professor Shoumo Bhattacharya
Inflammation plays a role in several heart and circulatory diseases, including myocarditis – inflammation of the heart tissue. It is a very serious condition, which has a poor prognosis and no effective treatment. BHF Professor Shoumo Bhatt...
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Predicting the risk of taking NSAIDs on the heartImperial College London | Professor Jane A Mitchell
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen are good at treating inflammation but may also increase a person’s chance of having a heart attack or stroke. However, exactly how they increase this risk is uncertain. NSAID...
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Heart Failure
We are working closely with the NHS to improve early detection, management and support of people with heart failure.
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Why do women with heart failure have a better prognosis than men?Imperial College London | Professor Kenneth MacLeod
Dr Kenneth MacLeod and his team at Imperial College London are investigating why high blood pressure causes heart failure in more women than men, yet more women survive. Heart failure is a serious condition where the heart cannot pump b...
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Revealing the proteins that protect the heartUniversity College London | Professor Derek Yellon
Professor Derek Yellon and his colleagues at University College London (UCL) are working out which proteins can protect the heart from damage when blood supply is restored to the heart muscle after a heart attack. Damage caused by the delay...