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Linking childhood diet to adult heart healthUniversity of Bristol | Dr Genevieve Buckland
Heart and circulatory diseases normally occur in adults, but the underlying processes can begin early in life. It is thought that poor diets during childhood affect ‘cardiometabolic risk factors’ and lead to a state of continuous inflammati...
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Cardiac MRI scan
Find out why you'd have a cardiac MRI scan, what happens during the scan, when you'll get results and where to get support.
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Should people who’ve had a cardiac arrest be treated in heart attack centres?King's College London | Professor Simon Redwood
A cardiac arrest is a serious condition where the heart stops beating. Only one in 10 people who have a cardiac arrest out of hospital survive. In this clinical trial conducted across London, Professor Simon Redwood and his team will assess...
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BHF responds to NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
On 30th June, the Government announced its long-awaited NHS Long Term Workforce Plan – a landmark 15-year strategy for recruiting and retaining more NHS staff, and reforming how healthcare professionals work and train in England.
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Investigating the potential benefits of green tea for artery healthLancaster 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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PUBLICATION
Health at Work - Stair climb challengeInformation Sheet, 6 pages, published on 08/03/2017
Increase the number of steps you take each day by challenging your colleagues to virtually climb well-known mountains and buildings.
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Searching for causes and treatments of cardiac ATTR amyloidosisUniversity College London | Dr J Paul Simons
Dr J Paul Simons and his team at University College London are studying a condition called cardiac ATTR amyloidosis, where abnormal amounts of a material called amyloid builds up between the muscle cells of the heart. Too much amyloid bui...
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Edinburgh scientists study how Covid-19 affects the heart
Our funded Edinburgh researchers are supporting global efforts to combat Covid-19 and better understand how it affects the heart and circulatory system.
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Understanding heart scarring in atrial fibrillationQueen's University Belfast | Dr David Simpson
Atrial fibrillation (AF) – abnormal beating of the heart – often occurs because scar tissue has formed in the heart. This process is called fibrosis. The aim of this project is to understand more about the cells that cause fibrosis, to deve...
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Understanding how PDE3A proteins function in the heart could lead to new treatments for heart failureUniversity of Oxford | Professor Manuela Zaccolo
Professor Manuela Zaccolo is studying heart failure, where the heart is unable to pump hard enough to deliver enough blood around the body and for which there is currently no cure. Some of the drugs used to treat heart failure work by bl...