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A to Z of our printed booklets
A to Z of our printed resources available to order for free
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RESEARCH
Can a new drug prevent vein graft failure?University of Bristol | Professor Sarah Jane George
Professor Sarah Jane George and her team at the University of Bristol want to improve the long term success of vein grafts, when a vein is used to bypass a blocked coronary artery in coronary artery bypass. Up to half of vein grafts used in...
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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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7 things we learned at the UK’s largest heart conference
This week the British Cardiovascular Society conference gave us three days of cutting-edge developments in heart and circulatory research. Many of the UK’s brightest cardiovascular minds came to Manchester to share what they have been doing for the past 12 months. Here are seven things that we learned.
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Government publishes analysis on how lockdown has affected air pollution levels
Defra has published the impact that the lockdown measures in response to Covid-19 has had on air pollution.
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RESEARCH
A new high-tech heart scan can improve treatments for people with heart diseasesImperial College London | Professor Dudley Pennell
In healthy hearts, the muscle cells are long and thin, and are tightly packed with their neighbours in an ordered pattern. This means that water molecules can travel more easily along the cells than across them. Professor Pennell and his te...
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Using IMR to measure the effects of alteplase on heart attack outcomesUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Colin Berry
Professor Colin Berry’s team is investigating whether a measurement taken during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) - a procedure where doctors open up a blocked coronary artery with a stent - can detect which patients have had blood ...
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How a type of immune cell fights against atherosclerosisUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Ziad Mallat
BHF Professor Ziad Mallat from the University of Cambridge is studying how immune cells are involved in atherosclerosis, a process in which arteries become furred up with fatty plaques and they narrow. If the plaques rupture, they can trigg...
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Lowering blood pressure is still beneficial for the heart at old age
Drugs to lower blood pressure are still effective at reducing the risk of a heart attack and stroke in old age, even if blood pressure is in an apparently healthy range, according to research we've funded and being presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
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BHF appoints two new trustees
We have appointed David Boynton and Sharron Pamplin as our new trustees.