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Does cholesterol alert our immune system to atherosclerosis?University of Cambridge | Dr Meritxell Nus Chimeno
Atherosclerosis is the build-up of fatty material inside your arteries, causing them to harden and narrow, which can eventually trigger a heart attack or stroke. B cells are a type of immune cell whose role is to produce antibodies to help...
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Understanding the role of LDL cholesterol in platelet activationUniversity of Hull | Professor Khalid Naseem
Professor Khalid Naseem from the University of Hull and Dr Michael Tomlinson from the University of Birmingham will spend 3 years studying the behaviour of tiny blood cells called platelets in the circulatory system. Although platelets are ...
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Understanding the cardiovascular healthcare workforce
We’re exploring the opportunities and challenges facing the cardiovascular healthcare workforce.
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Feeling lonely when you have a heart condition
Help and advice if you're feeling low or lonely after a heart attack or heart surgery, or if you have been told you have a heart condition.
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Meet our Ambassadors
Our celebrity ambassadors are passionate supporters of our work and have personal connections to our cause. They help raise awareness of the devastating impact of heart and circulatory diseases.
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Accelerator award at the University of ManchesterUniversity of Manchester | Professor Bernard Keavney
BHF-funded research is behind many of the advances that are helping people with heart and circulatory diseases to live longer, better lives. By investing in research we are supporting scientists to make potentially life-saving discoveries, ...
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Could bone-marrow transplantation offer a new treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension?University of Cambridge | Professor Nicholas Morrell
Pulmonary arterial hypertension– high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs, is a debilitating condition. New methods to prevent and treat this condition are urgently needed. Understanding the genetic and molecular causes is central t...
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The role of fibrin structure in a blood clotUniversity of Leeds | Professor Robert Ariens
Coronary heart disease claims thousands of lives each year in the UK. The coronary arteries of people with the disease have been damaged by the build-up of ‘fatty plaques’ in the vessel wall, which can eventually rupture to cause a blood cl...
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Developing better, safer treatments for ventricular tachycardiaImperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett
Supervised by Dr Zachary Whinnett, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is working to improve quality of life for people with ventricular tachycardia, or VT – a heart rhythm disturbance that can be life threatening. People with VT can...