Search
There are 3738 result(s) for coronary disease mortality
-
RESEARCH
Understanding why some gene changes raise the risk of developing heart diseaseUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Ziad Mallat
Over the past two decades a wealth of research evidence – including from BHF-funded studies - has revealed a great deal about the importance of genetics underlying coronary heart disease. It has shown that changes in many different genes ca...
-
RESEARCH
Searching for new drugs to treat blood vessel diseaseUniversity of East Anglia | Dr Samuel Fountain
Dr Samuel Fountain at the University of East Anglia is searching for new molecules that boost nitric oxide and could ultimately treat blood vessel diseases. Nitric oxide is a gas made by the endothelial cells lining our blood vessels, whi...
-
How can a healthy gut improve your heart health?
A healthy diet can reduce your risk of developing coronary heart disease, improve your gut health and stop you gaining weight, reducing your risk of diabetes and high blood pressure.
-
RESEARCH
Creating tools and resources to learn about disease risk from health dataUniversity of Leicester | Dr Michael Sweeting
People with heart and circulatory diseases are living longer thanks to improvements in treatment. This means we need to better understand what other long-term conditions they may develop as they grow older (such as cancer). Health data in...
-
Increase in heart disease deaths at home during pandemic
The number of people dying at home from heart disease has risen since the start of the pandemic, according to new data from the Office of National Statistics.
-
Statins reduce heart disease risk
Recent media stories have claimed that statins cause heart disease. We disagree with the research review, which was reported on. The vast majority of evidence, including from studies we funded, shows statins are safe and effective at reducing a person's risk of a heart attack or stroke.
-
Heart valve disease research
Heart valves play a crucial part in making sure your heart works properly. We're funding research to make it easy to detect heart valve problems early and treat them.
-
RESEARCH
Preventing heart deaths in patients with severe kidney diseaseUniversity of Dundee | Professor Allan Struthers
People with kidney disease frequently develop cardiovascular disease. This is thought to occur because the strain created by kidney disease causes enlargement of one of the chambers of the heart (a condition called left ventricular hypertro...
-
Healthy eating
Learn how a healthy diet can help reduce your risk of developing coronary heart disease and stop gaining weight. Find here healthy eating tips to keep a healthy heart and our healthy recipe finder.
-
A new heart disease plan for Scotland
We want to beat heartbreak caused by heart diseases in Scotland. To do this, we need to improve the detection, diagnosis, treatment and care of people who live with these conditions.