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The Whitehall II study – can controlling heart disease risk factors result in healthy aging?University College London | Professor Eric Brunner
Since 1985, the Whitehall II study has followed the health and wellbeing of over 10,000 civil service workers. Part-funded by the BHF, it has shaped our understanding of the social causes of heart disease, including revealing that people in...
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Looking for inflammation in early life that sets the stage for heart diseaseUniversity College London | Professor John E Deanfield
Inflammation can cause changes to arteries and blood that increase the risk of heart and circulatory diseases in later life. Some teenagers and young adults already show signs of these changes, but why this happens isn’t fully understood. ...
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Studying the development of pre-eclampsia and future risk of heart diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Professor Keith Channon
This Oxford team is studying how pre-eclampsia develops and influences the long-term health of women and their children. High blood pressure during pregnancy – known as pre-eclampsia – affects 5-10% of pregnancies around the world. It inc...
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How do genes influence blood vessel cells related to heart and circulatory disease?University of Leicester | Professor Shu S Ye
Genetic variations are the differences in DNA among individuals. These differences mean that some people are more likely than others to develop heart and circulatory disease. There is evidence to suggest that some specific genetic variatio...
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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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Uncovering the link between arterial stiffening, high blood pressure and heart and circulatory diseaseKing's College London | Professor Philip Chowienczyk
As we age, the composition of our arteries changes, leading to what researchers and clinicians call ‘stiffening’. This change can cause damaging effects that can increase blood pressure. Over time, this can lead to heart and circulatory dis...
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A clinical trial of spironolactone to improve heart health in people with chronic kidney diseaseUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Jonathan N Townend
Mild chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a very common condition. Even people with early stage kidney disease are much more likely to develop cardiovascular complications such as sudden cardiac death and heart failure. Recent research has shown...
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Death rates - Heart and circulatory disease in context
UK deaths caused by heart and circulatory diseases (CVD) and specific cardiovascular conditions, compared to other causes.
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Does the 16:8 programme help people lose weight and lower heart disease risk?Queen Mary, University of London | Dr Dunja Przulj
Dr Dunja Przulj and her colleagues at Queen Mary, University of London, are studying the 16:8 diet, where people can only eat for 8 hours in a day, to find out if it is a better alternative to current diets. Time-restricted eating require...
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Do ageing and disease affect the ability of stem cells to repair damaged hearts?King's College London | Dr Georgina Ellison Hughes
Many hundreds of thousands of people are living with heart failure, but there is no cure. Stem cells are able to repair the heart, but understanding how they work is crucial if we are to develop new therapies to boost repair after tissue be...