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European Heart Network appoints BHF CEO as President
Our Chief Executive Dr Charmaine Griffiths has been announced as the new President of the European Heart Network (EHN).
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TAVI (Transcatheter aortic valve implantation)
Trusted info from the British Heart Foundation on what is TAVI and whether TAVI is the right procedure for you. Plus, tips for preparing for and recovering from TAVI.
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A new imaging technique to help doctors spot when heart muscle becomes diseasedUniversity of Oxford | Professor Damian Tyler
Our hearts need to convert fuels (sugars and fats) into energy to enable them to beat. But we know that in heart disease, this process becomes altered, and the heart muscle cannot use fuel correctly. Dr Damian Tyler, from the University...
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How obesity in pregnancy affects the unborn childUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Simon C Langley-Evans
During pregnancy, the growth and development of the baby is affected by the mother’s diet. Women whose diet is low in energy, protein or nutrients such as iron have babies who are more likely to have heart disease when they are adults. In m...
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Determining why anticlotting drugs don’t work well in some peopleQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Timothy Warner
Professor Timothy Warner is studying why some people with heart and circulatory conditions do not respond well to anti-clotting drugs that protect them from heart attacks and strokes. Atherosclerosis, when arteries become ‘furred up’ wit...
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A new technique for tracking the blood enzyme haem oxygenase 1Imperial College London | Dr Joseph Boyle
Haem is an important molecule in our blood that carries oxygen and gives blood its red colour. The amount of haem in the body is maintained by an enzyme called haem oxygenase 1 (HO-1). HO-1 breaks down bruises by converting the blood into h...
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How acidity interferes with the heart beatUniversity of Bristol | Professor Jules Hancox
The heart’s ability to pump blood round the body depends on co-ordinated electrical activity generated by small proteins in heart cells called ‘ion channels’. When blood flow to the heart is blocked off, for example, because of coronary hea...
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Research in Wales
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Investigating heart condition after repair of Tetralogy of FallotKing's College London | Jonathan Kentish
Tetralogy of Fallot is a severe heart birth defect that requires corrective surgery. Most patients will die before the age of 20 without the surgery, but the best age at which to have the procedure is not known. The surgery can cause a hear...
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British Heart Foundation and UK Dementia Research Institute announce Centre for Vascular Dementia Research
BHF and UK DRI have today announced plans for the UK’s first research Centre dedicated to finding new treatments to prevent, halt and cure vascular dementia.