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Landmark study finds no benefit of routine use of cerebral embolic protection devices on TAVI stroke risk
A £2.3 million clinical trial we funded has found that devices designed to reduce the risk of TAVI patients having a stroke have no impact on their stroke risk.
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Keep Britain cycling this winter
The BHF encourages the nation to keep cycling through the winter months with MyCycle, their new virtual cycling challenge.
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I collapsed during my 10k run then got diagnosed with atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation through the eyes of Professor Barbara Casadei and Mike Munson
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Blood pressure treatment breakthrough
High blood pressure can be caused by a tiny organ that senses oxygen levels in the blood, according to new research at the University of Bristol which we funded with your donations.
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Developing a support programme to help people self-manage POTSUniversity of Warwick | Professor Kate Seers
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition where an abnormal increase in heart rate occurs after sitting or standing up. The syndrome is more common in women and is usually diagnosed between the ages of 17-35. POTS can ...
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How do prostanoids work to treat pulmonary hypertension?University of Bradford | Professor Timothy Palmer
Supervised by Professor Timothy Palmer, a PhD student is working out how a class of drugs called prostanoids could help people with pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH, live longer. PAH is a disease where lung artery walls become progr...
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Using artificial intelligence to predict heart failure riskImperial College London | Dr Declan O'Regan
Dr Declan O’Regan and his colleagues at Imperial College London are using artificial intelligence (AI) to interpret heart scans and tests. They want to find out if AI can accurately predict what will happen to people with heart failure, so ...
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Developing new methods to measure aortic stiffnessKing's College London | Dr Jordi Alastruey-Arimon
Dr Jordi Alastruey-Arimon and his colleagues at King’s College London are developing new methods to measure aortic stiffness, which could predict heart and circulatory disease. The aorta, the thickest and longest artery in the body, mu...
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What effect does iron deficiency have on our bodies?University of Oxford | Professor Peter Robbins
Iron deficiency is very common, especially in chronic conditions like heart and lung disease. Research suggests that low iron levels make people feel ill even if they are otherwise healthy. For those with heart disease, low iron seems to ha...