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When is the best time of day to take medicines for high blood pressure?University of Dundee | Professor Thomas MacDonald
High blood pressure is an extremely common condition in the UK. Around one in three adults in England and Scotland have high blood pressure. Many of these patients are prescribed daily medicines (called antihypertensives) that help lower th...
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Does our heart have an internal clock that sets its rhythm?University of Manchester | Professor Mark R Boyett
Professor Mark Boyett wants to find out if the day-night cycle affects heart rhythm. A healthy heart steadily pumps blood around the body. An abnormal heart rhythm that is irregular, or is too fast or too slow is called an arrhythmia. I...
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Increasing recruitment of patients in stroke prevention trialsUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman
Professor Rustam Al Shahi Salman and colleagues from the University of Edinburgh have been awarded a grant to test the PRIME recruitment strategy in the BHF-funded RESTART trial. RESTART is a trial testing whether recommencing antiplatel...
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Understanding the role of heme in controlling blood pressureUniversity of Bristol | Professor Emma Raven
Heme is a small molecule that contains iron in the middle of it. Many different proteins in our bodies have heme bound to them - including haemoglobin, the molecule that carries oxygen in the blood. But heme also has other roles in our cell...
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Studying how aquaporin-1 helps platelets inflate with water in blood clottingUniversity of Bristol | Professor Alastair Poole
Platelets are important cells in the blood that stick together and help blood to clot when you cut yourself, to stop excessive bleeding when we’re injured. However, they can also do this in the blood vessels of the heart, which can lead to ...
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Using ultrasound to make lab-grown heart cells more like the real thingImperial College London | Professor Molly Stevens
Scientific advances mean that it is now possible to grow heart cells in the laboratory from stem cells. There are several potential uses for lab-grown cells. For instance, to create ‘prosthetic’ heart tissue to repair the damage caused by a...
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Beta blockers: how do they work and do they have side effects?
Find out what beta blockers are, how they work, potential side effects and why you might be prescribed one.
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Our Royal Patron
We are honoured to appoint His Majesty the King as the Royal Patron of the British Heart Foundation. Find out more about our Royal Patron and heritage.
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"After my second heart attack I decided to completely change my life"
After Javed Hussain, from London, had his first heart attack in 2016, he thought his life was over. However, his second heart attack gave him a new lease on life.