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NHS and Novartis to collaborate to tackle heart disease
A proposed collaboration between the NHS and pharmaceutical company Novartis to study cholesterol-lowering drug could save 30,000 lives over the next 10 years
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Increased risk of heart disease for healthy 75-year-olds who stop taking statins
People over the age of 75 still benefit from taking statins, according to a new study published in the European Heart Journal.
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AI helps scan heart disease patients to predict heart attacks
Artificial intelligence has been used for the first time to instantly and accurately measure blood flow, in a study we part-funded.
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Can a drug given in high risk pregnancy protect the unborn child from heart disease in later life?University of Cambridge | Professor Dino Giussani
Heart and circulatory disease is the UK’s biggest killer. Research to find new ways to prevent it at an early stage could make a huge difference to society. As well as risk factors such as smoking and obesity, scientists have noted that the...
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Warning of lives at risk due to missed heart disease targets
Plans to prevent 150,000 extra heart attacks and strokes within a decade in England are dangerously off track, we've warned in a speech at Westminster Health Forum.
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RESEARCH
How intensively should we treat blood pressure in people with disease of the small blood vessels in the brain?University of Cambridge | Professor Hugh Markus
Disease of the small blood vessels in the brain is an important cause of stroke and is the most common cause of cognitive impairment and dementia. High blood pressure is the major factor causing small vessel disease of the brain. We know t...
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Giant egg timer on London Southbank highlights harsh realities of cardiovascular disease
Actress Lisa McGrillis unveiled a large-scale egg timer in London, bringing to life the urgent reality of cardiovascular deaths across the UK.
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Researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University pioneer new methods to understand heart and circulatory disease
A new NC3Rs & BHF grant will allow scientists at Manchester Metropolitan University to develop a new way to study the formation of dangerous blood clots.
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Heart surgery - TIGHT-K
TIGHT-K looked at when potassium supplements should be given after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
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Research to explore how non-coding DNA influences risk of heart disease
New BHF funded research in London will explore how 'junk DNA' influences heart health.