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RESEARCH
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...
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Can a new type of pacemaker treatment improve symptoms in heart failure?Imperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett
Dr Zachary Whinnett and his team study heart failure, a serious condition with debilitating symptoms that has no cure. Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT), a type of pacemaker therapy, is an important treatment for heart failure, imp...
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How blood vessel smooth muscle cells become syntheticUniversity of Warwick | Dr Anne Straube
The walls of blood vessels are lined by cells that contract or relax to control blood flow. These cells are important for repairing the vessel wall after an injury. To do this, the cells become ‘synthetic’: they produce and reorganise prote...
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The BHF's research highlights of 2020
What a year it's been for our community of researchers. Not only have they continued their life-saving research into heart and circulatory diseases, but some redirected their expertise to join the fight against coronavirus. Let’s take a moment to reflect on some of the BHF’s research highlights in 2020.
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PUBLICATION
Annual Report 2017 Northern IrelandBooklet, published on 30/08/2017
Our Annual Report and Accounts celebrates our achievements over the last financial year and some of the personal stories of people affected by heart disease.
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Annual Report 2017 CymruBooklet, published on 30/08/2017
Our Annual Report and Accounts celebrates our achievements over the last financial year and some of the personal stories of people affected by heart disease.
This publication is only available to download or view online
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RESEARCH
Studying the effects of iron deficiency and replacement on people with heart failureKing's College London | Dr Darlington Okonko
Heart failure is debilitating because the heart can’t respond to the demands of the body. Many people with heart failure also lack enough iron in their body, which worsens symptoms. However, little is known about the effect of iron on the h...
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Tackling fatty plaques and aneurysms by blocking tiny blood vessel growth.University of Bristol | Dr Jason L Johnson
Heart attacks occur when a build-up of fatty material in the walls of coronary arteries blocks blood flow to the heart. It’s one of the leading causes of death in the UK. The fatty build-up is known as atherosclerosis, and this can also cau...
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Do blood vessel stem cells repair damage in atherosclerosis?King's College London | Professor Qingbo Xu
BHF Professor Qingbo Xu and his team at King’s College London have been studying stem cells that lie in the wall of blood vessels. These cells are thought to be important in repairing damaged blood vessels found in atherosclerosis. Athe...
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Heart failure hospital admissions rise by a third in five years
The number of people being admitted to hospital due to heart failure has risen by a third in the last five years, according to a new analysis by the British Heart Foundation.