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Heart disease and emotional health
Having a heart condition can affect your mental wellbeing too. This section offers tips for coping, information about antidepressants, and real stories, plus results of our exclusive survey.
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RESEARCH
Tetherin: an important platelet surface protein in cardiovascular disease?University of Bristol | Professor Stuart Mundell
One of the main contributors to coronary heart disease is thrombosis - a serious condition that can develop when a blood vessel becomes damaged and small blood cells called platelets stick to the damaged area, forming a clot inside the bloo...
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Bias and Biology - BHF panel on gender inequalities in heart disease
On Tuesday 25th June, we outlined our campaign to banish unnecessary gender bias in the awareness, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
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A Heart and Circulatory Disease Plan for Wales
We want to beat heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases in Wales. To do this, we need to improve the detection, diagnosis, treatment and care of people who develop a heart or circulatory condition in their lifetime
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RESEARCH
How cancer treatment is linked to heart diseaseUniversity of Strathclyde | Professor Robin Plevin
Cancer treatment can involve killing cancer cells with radiation. Radiation treatment is often successful but irradiation can also damage blood vessels, including the coronary arteries, and people can go on to develop heart disease. The go...
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PUBLICATION
The CVD Challenge in Wales - Welsh Language VersionBooklet, published on 02/08/2018
Learn about the challenge of cardiovascular disease in Wales and how tackling medical risk factors can save lives and reduce NHS pressures. A Welsh language version of the resource.
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New BHF report shows reducing daily salt intake could save lives and costs in coming years
Reducing the UK’s average daily salt intake to within international guidelines could result in 135,000 fewer new cases of coronary heart disease in the UK by 2035, according to new analysis we commissioned.
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A 'liquid health check' could predict disease risk
A single blood test could be used to predict whether someone is at risk of developing a range of diseases, according to research the British Heart Foundation part-funded.
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Genetic tool to predict adult heart attack risk in childhood
An international team of scientists we helped fund have developed a genetic tool that can spot someones risk of having a heart at as an adult much earlier in life.
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RESEARCH
Using computer simulations to help with the treatment of children with congenital heart diseaseUniversity College London | Dr Claudio Capelli
Computer simulations could be an extremely valuable tool for visualising, testing and planning surgery in babies and children born with heart defects (known as congenital heart diseases). However, while the technology is ready, the techniqu...