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Blocked arteries: what are the signs and symptoms?
Find out what causes clogged arteries and if they can be cleared with BHF Professor Martin Bennett.
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High-risk heart failure patients should receive lifesaving implantable defibrillators sooner
People with heart-failure who are at high risk of heart rhythm problems shouldn’t have to wait to be fitted with a lifesaving implantable cardioverter defibrillator, according to research we’ve funded.
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New 'clot-tracking' technology to guide better heart attack care
New imaging technology can identify smaller blood clots that current heart scans cannot pick-up, and could help guide more efficient treatment for people who’ve had a heart attack, according to research we've funded and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
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Cascade testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia
Our work to help diagnose, treat and track familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) through families saves the lives of people who don’t know they need saving.
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Our clinical trials
Our clinical trials
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Focus on: CT scans of the heart
Computerised tomography (CT) scanning can be useful to help diagnose heart problems and how severe they are.
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RESEARCH
Understanding the impact of metabolites on heart functionUniversity of Oxford | Professor Craig Lygate
Homoarginine (HA) and creatine are substances produced by the AGAT enzyme. Too little of either substance impairs heart function, and it’s thought that they may act together in the progression of heart failure. Low levels of HA are known t...
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New research to better understand how heart scarring impacts veteran athletes
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has funded new research at the University of Leeds which will monitor the heartbeats of more than 100 athletes over two years to measure how endurance exercise impacts their heart.
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Heart attack
Learn about the causes of a heart attack, how a heart attack is diagnosed, treated and how to take care of yourself at home and in the hospital.
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Are statins really a ‘waste of time’ for over-75s?
A new study has reported that statins don’t reduce risk of heart attacks and stroke for over 75s without existing heart or circulatory diseases. We go behind the headlines.