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Heart care waiting list doubles in three years in England
Latest NHS England figures published today show that the number of people on cardiac waiting lists has risen to a record high of 389,266 at the end of April 2023 in England.
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The British Heart Foundation helps train lifesaving CPR to drivers delivering Amazon parcels
The BHF is working in partnership with Amazon and more than 100 independent delivery companies across the UK, to offer the free training to thousands of drivers.
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Investigating how the blood vessel lining copes with high blood pressureUniversity of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora
The inner lining cells of the blood vessel, called endothelial cells, acts as a barrier that controls the movement of fluid (including water) and other molecules from the blood and across the vessel wall. To maintain blood pressure and flow...
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New MRI scanner facility opens in Leicester
A new MRI scanner facility which has been part-funded by the British Heart Foundation, and will help expand vital research into heart and circulatory diseases, has opened at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester.
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How do mutations affecting the nuclear envelope lead to dilated cardiomyopathy?King's College London | Dr Matthew Stroud
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one of the most common forms of inheritable heart disease. It affects the heart muscle, making it stretched and thin so that the heart can’t pump blood around the body efficiently. People with DCM are at risk...
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CNP – a guardian angel in the heart?Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Adrian Hobbs
Professor Hobbs and his team are experts in a small protein called C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP). They’ve shown in mice that it is released from the lining of blood vessels and has a protective effect upon them. It’s thought that CNP mig...
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Research reveals ethnic minority heart failure patients at much higher risk of death than White patients
Ethnic minority patients with heart failure are at much higher risk of death than White patients, according to analysis of data from over 16,700 patients that we have supported.
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Artificial intelligence could help narrow heart attack gender gap
An algorithm developed using artificial intelligence could help doctors to diagnose heart attacks in women more accurately and quicker than ever before, according to research we fund and being presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Barcelona.
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Remote heart alert system saves heart failure patients from hospitalisation
A new heart failure remote alert system for implanted heart devices has proven to dramatically reduce the number of hospitalisations and improve patient care with minimal staffing time, according to research we supported and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Barcelona.
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BHF responds to NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
On 30th June, the Government announced its long-awaited NHS Long Term Workforce Plan – a landmark 15-year strategy for recruiting and retaining more NHS staff, and reforming how healthcare professionals work and train in England.