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Heart CT scans: a peek into the future
Find out how BHF-funded researchers are using heart CT scans to help prevent, diagnose and treat heart disease.
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7 things we learnt at the UK's largest heart conference
Research highlights from this year's British Cardiovascular Society conference
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7 things we learnt at the UK's largest heart conference
This year's British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) conference was held in person for the first time in two years since coronavirus struck the UK, and it was once again teeming with the latest breakthroughs in heart and circulatory research. Here's what we learnt.
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Developing a new technology to detect people who experience side effects from statinsImperial College London | Professor Darrel Francis
Professor Darrel Francis and his team are studying new ways to help doctors work out which patients are experiencing side effects from statins. Statins are drugs that lower cholesterol and markedly reduce the chance of heart attacks and ...
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Large-scale study to aid prediction and prevention of coronary heart diseaseUniversity of Cambridge | Professor John Danesh
The British Heart Foundation is funding BHF Professor John Danesh, at the University of Cambridge, nearly £2 million over five years to create an international group of heart experts. This group will bring together data from around the worl...
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Harnessing an active ingredient of fruit and vegetables to fight atherosclerosisCardiff University | Professor Dipak Ramji
Atherosclerosis is the name that doctors use for the narrowing of arteries due to fatty plaques building up in the walls of the blood vessel. It’s the condition that leads to angina, heart attacks and some strokes. The development of statin...
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Should you eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables?
Colourful plates of food are appealing, but are they healthy? We explain the health benefits of different fruits and vegetables. Read more.
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How to eat more vegetables and fruits
BHF Senior Dietitian Tracy Parker shares 20 easy ways to add more veg and fruit to your diet, from toast toppings and simple meal hacks to healthy snacks.
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Healthiest cheeses ranked
We’ve ranked popular cheeses by the amount of fat, saturated fat and salt they contain, so you know what cheeses are healthiest.
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Angina: Common questions answered
Heart nurse June Davison puts questions about angina, a common symptom of coronary heart and circulatory disease, to Dr Sarah Clarke.