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There are 3447 result(s) for coronary disease mortality
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RESEARCH
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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Graeme Souness backs Rangers Charity Foundation partnership
The Rangers Charity Foundation has announced BHF Scotland as their new national charity partner for the season.
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Heart care waiting list rises, bucking trend
The heart care waiting list rose in December 2024, despite a fall in the overall list for treatment and care, latest figures show.
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RESEARCH
Finding out how blood flow influences plaque formation in atherosclerosisQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Rob Krams
Professor Rob Krams is finding out what causes plaques to form and block the coronary artery in atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of coronary heart disease. Coronary artery plaques can rupture causing a heart attack, which is the main r...
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Act on mystery chest pain to reduce risk of heart attack, researchers urge
Future heart attacks could be better prevented in people visiting their GP with unexplained chest pain, after researchers we've funded developed the clearest picture yet of the factors that put them at higher risk.
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RESEARCH
Studying what causes angina after exerciseKing's College London | Professor Simon Redwood
Supervised by Professor Simon Redwood, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is studying angina, chest pain that occurs when the blood supply to the heart muscle is restricted. Coronary heart disease – when the arteries supplying the h...
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Thousands of people undiagnosed with irregular heartbeat increasing risk of stroke
New estimates we've released today show that up to 500,000 people could be living undiagnosed with the heart rhythm condition, atrial fibrillation
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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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Fatty plaques build up at bends and branches of arteries
The fatty plaques responsible for heart attack and stroke are most likely to build up at the branches and bends of blood vessels, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation and published in the journal ATVB.
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RESEARCH
Looking for ways to protect the kidney in diabetesUniversity of Bristol | Dr Rebecca Foster
Dr Rebecca Foster and her team at the University of Bristol are working out how people with diabetes develop diabetic kidney disease, which is a condition that affects small blood vessels in the kidneys. The cells on the inside of blood ...