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Veteran pays for heart surgery with pension to avoid NHS delays
A Royal Navy veteran who paid over £25,000 for heart surgery to avoid NHS delays is supporting our campaign to fix an “unprecedented crisis” in cardiovascular care.
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Deborah Lawlor
Deborah Lawlor and her team are studying the links between ethnicity, genetics and health in pregnancy on the long-term heart health of mothers and children
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Graeme Souness backs Rangers Charity Foundation partnership
The Rangers Charity Foundation has announced BHF Scotland as their new national charity partner for the season.
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Atherosclerosis - is RhoG an important regulator of platelet stickiness?University of Bristol | Professor Alastair Poole
Chest pain (angina) and heart attacks are caused by atherosclerosis, a condition that develops over years as fatty deposits called plaques build up in the artery walls. If a fatty plaque ruptures, a clot can form that blocks a vessel leadin...
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Research reveals ethnic minority heart failure patients at much higher risk of death than White patients
Ethnic minority patients with heart failure are at much higher risk of death than White patients, according to analysis of data from over 16,700 patients that we have supported.
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Artificial intelligence could help narrow heart attack gender gap
An algorithm developed using artificial intelligence could help doctors to diagnose heart attacks in women more accurately and quicker than ever before, according to research we fund and being presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Barcelona.
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Remote heart alert system saves heart failure patients from hospitalisation
A new heart failure remote alert system for implanted heart devices has proven to dramatically reduce the number of hospitalisations and improve patient care with minimal staffing time, according to research we supported and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Barcelona.
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RESEARCH
Improving heart attack recovery by stopping heart cells from ageingNewcastle University | Dr Gavin Richardson
During a heart attack, it is vital to restore blood flow to the heart but this restored blood flow can itself cause further damage that may lead to heart failure over time. Dr Gavin Richardson’s research suggests that this damage may make t...
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Heart care waiting list rises again, bucking overall trend
The heart care waiting list rose again in England, bucking the trend of overall waiting lists declining.
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Heart care waiting list doubles in three years in England
Latest NHS England figures published today show that the number of people on cardiac waiting lists has risen to a record high of 389,266 at the end of April 2023 in England.