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How exercise affects the heart’s small blood vessels in microvascular anginaKing's College London | Professor Divaka Perera
Supervised by Dr Divaka Perera, this Clinical Research Training Fellow wants to understand more about microvascular disease, when the small blood vessels in the heart’s circulation don’t work properly. Around a third of people with angin...
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A new virtual tool to detect heart patients needing stentsUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Julian Gunn
Supervised by Professor Julian Gunn, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is developing a new computer based tool for doctors to decide which patients with coronary heart disease need stents. In people with coronary heart disease, doc...
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Spotting the warning signs of a future heart attack in people with undiagnosed chest painKeele University | Professor Kelvin Jordan
Every year, up to two in every hundred adults in the UK visit their GP because of chest pain for the first time. GPs may refer people at risk of heart disease for further tests. For others, chest pain may be caused by a problem with the foo...
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Preventing blood vessel narrowing after vein graftingUniversity of Bristol | Professor Sarah Jane George
The build-up of fatty deposits in arteries causes narrowing of blood vessels, restricted blood flow and deprivation of oxygen, leading to heart and circulatory diseases. Conventional treatment for the narrowing of arteries is to implant a s...
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How your genes affect your heart attack risk
Our research has helped find ways to predict which people are at higher risk of heart attacks, and could lead to new treatments.
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BHF Clinical Research Collaborative appoints Prof Rod Stables
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Prof Rod Stables to the role of Clinical Lead for the BHF CRC. This vital role will provide the essential clinical leadership to support the planning and delivery of world-class clinical research in all aspects of cardiovascular disease.
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Can spironolactone help reduce heart-related complications in people on dialysis?University of Glasgow | Professor Patrick Mark
People with kidney failure who need dialysis are at high risk of heart failure and heart-related death. There are currently no proven treatments to reduce this risk, as previous trials of heart failure treatments have tended to exclude peop...
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South West Coast 50 Ultra Challenge
Date
25 July 2026
Location
Minehead Basecamp, Somerset
Walk, jog or run along the stunning South West coastal path
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Do platelets recruit white blood cells into fatty plaques in atherosclerosis?University of Birmingham | Professor Ed Rainger
A group of researchers at the University of Birmingham led by Professor Ed Rainger are investigating the possible role of cells called platelets in atherosclerosis, the process behind coronary heart disease (angina and heart attack). Du...
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Finding ways to turn bad fat goodUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Michael Symonds
Healthy people have an optimal amount of body fat which is made up of white (considered to be ‘bad’ when present in excess) and beige (thought to be ‘good’) fat cells. Some of these fat cells are located around certain parts of the heart an...