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Simon Gillespie to retire from the British Heart Foundation
Today we announce that our chief executive, Simon Gillespie, will be retiring from the charity at the end of December after almost seven years.
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Will eating chocolate reduce your risk of atrial fibrillation?
According to recent news, chocolate could reduce your risk of the most common irregular heartbeat. Before you rush to the shops, we look behind the headlines.
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Expert tips on living with atrial fibrillation
AF is the most common heart rhythm disturbance. We explain the causes and treatments, plus tips for living well with AF.
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Drug cabinet: Antiplatelets
Antiplatelet medications, such as aspirin and clopidogrel, are commonly used to reduce the risk of heart attack. An expert answers some common questions.
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Improving treatments for atrial fibrillationQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Ross Hunter
Dr Ross Hunter and his team at Queen Mary, University of London are working out how changes in heart muscle lead to atrial fibrillation (AF) and if a new technique could improve treatments. AF is the most common abnormal heart rhythm, wher...
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Study finds that statins do not cause the majority of side effects listed in package leaflets
Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, according to the most comprehensive review of side effects
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Investigating Zeb1 as a controller of blood vessel growth and stabilityUniversity of Nottingham | Dr Andrew Benest
Angiogenesis – the process of growing new blood vessels – is important throughout our lives. But it can also contribute to many diseases when it goes wrong, by being too active (cancer) or not active enough (vessel disease). The ability to ...
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Helping research thrive
Each year we invest around £100 million each year in research into heart and circulatory diseases. We work on policy to ensure the research environment is protected and can thrive.
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Studying bacteria that cause heart device infectionsUniversity of York | Professor Jennifer Potts
Devices such as blood vessel catheters and pacemakers have revolutionised how we treat people with heart and circulatory disease. But these devices can become infected by bacterial biofilms, which are groups of bacteria that clump together ...