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Antibodies may be key to pre-empting heart attacks
Researchers believe that testing levels of certain antibodies in the blood will soon help to identify patients with ‘vulnerable’ or life-threatening plaques in heart arteries.
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Coronary heart disease
Coronary heart disease is when your coronary arteries become narrowed by a gradual build-up of fatty material within their walls. Find out more about the causes, prevention and treatment of CHD
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500,000 missed out on blood pressure lowering drugs during pandemic
Nearly half a million people missed out on starting medication to lower their blood pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research supported by the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK and published in Nature Medicine
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Identifying fatty fingerprints involved in atherosclerosisKing's College London | Professor Manuel Mayr
Most heart attacks and strokes occur because the arteries feeding the heart or brain have become clogged with fatty plaques, a condition called atherosclerosis. Your risk of atherosclerosis is increased when you have high levels of fats in ...
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Why do fatty plaques develop unevenly throughout arteries?Imperial College London | Professor Peter Weinberg
Professor Peter Weinberg and his colleagues at Imperial College London are looking into why atherosclerosis - when arteries become furred up with fatty plaques and narrow – develops unevenly in blood vessels. Scientists believe that dif...
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Can a troponin blood test help to diagnose coronary artery disease?University of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills
Professor Nicholas Mills has been awarded a prestigious fellowship – the BHF Butler Senior Clinical Research Fellowship – to find new ways to identify people with coronary artery disease and to pinpoint those most at risk of a heart attack....
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10 nutrition questions answered: Is coffee bad for you?
Senior Dietitian, Victoria Taylor, answers some common healthy eating questions.
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What's next in angina treatment?
Find out how science will help improve treatment for chest pain with world-leading expert Dr Rasha Al-Lamee.
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Stroke - causes, signs and symptoms
A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of your brain is cut off, causing your brain cells to become damaged or die. Find out more about stroke and heart and circulatory disease.
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Crisp 'N Dry
Crisp ‘N Dry will contribute £100,000 of proceeds to British Heart Foundation to help us all look after our hearts.