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There are 3447 result(s) for coronary disease mortality
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RESEARCH
A potential new anti-oxidant approach to combating atherosclerosisUniversity of Reading | Professor David S Leake
Researchers will investigate a potential new way to prevent the damaging effects of LDL cholesterol in arteries. ‘Bad’ LDL cholesterol contributes to artery disease, known as atherosclerosis, which causes heart attacks. Part of the proce...
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Using MRI to predict atrial fibrillation and prevent future strokesKing's College London | Dr Steven Williams
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a type of irregular heartbeat which can increase a person’s risk of stroke. If the heart beats irregularly it can lead to pooling of the blood in the lower heart chamber and increased chance of clots forming. ...
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Can 3D heart muscle models reveal new ways to treat heart conditions?University of Bristol | Dr Danielle Paul
For our hearts to beat and pump blood around the body, heart muscle needs to contract. Under the microscope, we can see that heart muscle is made up of two sets of filaments – thin and thick – which are made from several different proteins....
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Research Excellence and Accelerator Awards
Find out about the world-class centres of cardiovascular research that the British Heart Foundation are funding.
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Meet Matthew and Patricia - volunteering as a family
Matthew and Patricia volunteer together as a family to fund life saving research in inherited heart conditions.
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Calls to Heart Helpline rise after changes to lockdown rules
The number of people calling our Heart Helpline has doubled on average since the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19), with a spike this week following new lockdown rules.
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Our Chief Executive: Putting our patients first
Patients are at the heart of our work, and it's more important than ever that we put them first. That's why we've launched a new programme, Patients First, which is our number one organisational priority during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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Could a chip the size of a pen tip help hearts beat better?
Researchers believe a chip that reads the body’s own breathing signals to control one’s heart beat could be much more effective, thanks to funding from us.
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Heart injury found in half of Covid patients discharged from hospital after severe illness
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans have found heart damage in around 50 per cent of patients whose blood tests had shown they had some degree of heart injury whilst hospitalised with severe Covid-19 infections.
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How does love affect the heart?
It's often said that the most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart – that's the muscle about the size of your fist that is currently keeping you alive.