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Find out how taking statins can lower your chances of having a heart attack or stroke.

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Lancaster University | Professor David Middleton

Atherosclerosis is a condition in which arteries become narrowed by fatty plaques. These can rupture and form blood clots, which can cause a heart attack or stroke. High blood levels of LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol increase the risk atherosclerosi...

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University of Oxford | Dr Gillian Douglas

Dr Gillian Douglas at the University of Oxford is working out if atherosclerosis, the process where arteries becoming furred up with fatty material and harden to form a plaque, can be reversed. Plaque rupture can lead to a heart attack o...

Statins cut the risk of death by heart attack by over a quarter in men, according to a study published today in Circulation.

An abdominal aortic aneurysm or AAA is a balloon-like swelling of your aorta, the main artery in your body. Learn more about the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and causes of AAA. We also offer a wide range of support to heart patients.

BHF Senior Dietitian, Dell Standford, explains how much fat you should eat, the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats, and which fatty foods and oils are healthy.

Statins through the eyes of BHF Professor Sir Rory Collins and Jan Barton-Wolfe

Claims made about saturated fat in a recent editorial are unhelpful and misleading.

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a new type of MRI scan to predict the risk of having a stroke, thanks to funding from the British Heart Foundation.

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