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A growing evidence base for care and support planning
Our programme adds to a growing evidence base showing that care and support planning can be implemented at practice, community and health system level.
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Sheffield research to find new treatment to ‘switch off’ life-threatening genes
The British Heart Foundation have awarded £800,000 to researchers at the University of Sheffield to develop a new gene therapy that will treat heart and circulatory diseases.
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Diabetes research
Diabetes is linked to heart attacks and strokes. Nearly 3.7 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with diabetes. Learn more about our research on Diabetes.
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Serum triglycerides: what level is too high?
Find out what serum triglycerides are, what level is too high and how to reduce triglycerides, with tips from BHF Senior Dietitian Dell Stanford.
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Medicines for heart conditions
Medicines can help prevent or treat heart conditions, like high blood pressure, angina, heart attack and heart failure. They’re also used to keep symptoms under control. Some people take medicine for a short time and others may need to take it for longer.
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Statins not the cause of muscle pain in most people who report symptoms
Statins are not the cause of muscle pain in over 90 per cent of people who experience symptoms, according to research we have funded presented today at the European Society of Cardiology Congress and published in The Lancet.
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High street eye scan can reveal heart attack or stroke risk
A simple digital photograph of the back of the eye can predict a major cardiovascular event set to happen in the next decade with 70 per cent accuracy, according to research part funded by us
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Twice-yearly injection to treat high blood pressure could replace daily pills
Scientists are to trial a world-first drug to treat high blood pressure that can be given by injection twice a year.
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Being overweight may protect patients after heart surgery
BHF-funded researchers find that overweight patients do better after heart surgery than patients of a normal weight.
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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