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BHF response to research finding that erectile dysfunction drugs are beneficial after heart attack
Men who are prescribed phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitors, such as Viagra, in the years following a heart attack have a substantially lower risk of dying or being hospitalised for heart failure.
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Olivia Arben announced as BHF Ambassador
BHF hosted an intimate dinner at Sushi Samba to announce model Olivia Arben as an official Ambassador.
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Most inspirational “Legacy Leavers”
Survey reveals top ten legacies of all time.
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Cardiovascular Grand Challenge
Find out how to apply for BHF’s Cardiovascular Grand Challenge, a new research funding competition opening in April 2026.
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Cutting edge technology for drug discovery and biology researchUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Jonas Emsley
The BHF is helping researchers at the University of Nottingham lead the way in drug discovery by contributing £235,111 towards a new state-of-the-art advanced chemical and biomolecular characterisation facility in the Nottingham Centre for ...
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The role of the immune system in cardiac transplantationKing's College London | Professor Graham Lord
Pioneering research has led to advances in preventing organ rejection soon after a heart transplant. Transplant patients receive treatment to modify their immune systems – maximising the chances of their body accepting the donor heart. Howe...
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Using big data to improve heart healthMedical Research Council | Ms Unknown Medical Research Council
The British Heart Foundation has joined a consortium of UK government and charity funders, led by the Medical Research Council (MRC), to contribute to a £19 million investment to establish four electronic-health research Centres of Excellen...
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Early life influences on heart healthUniversity of Oxford | Professor Paul Leeson
Professor Paul Leeson at the University of Oxford has been awarded a Senior Clinical Research Fellowship to investigate how early life influences, like being born prematurely, could affect heart health later on in life. Professor Leeson...
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How Lrg1 regulates abnormal blood vessel growthUniversity College London | Professor Stephen Moss
Professors Stephen Moss and John Greenwood from University College London are interested in the growth of new blood vessels (a process called angiogenesis). This growth is an important repair process in the body. However, inappropriate grow...
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BAMBI and normal blood clottingImperial College London | Dr Isabelle Salles-Crawley
Heart attacks and strokes are caused by clots forming inside the blood vessels supplying the heart or brain. BAMBI is a protein on the surface of the cells that line our blood vessels called endothelial cells, and on the surface of platelet...