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Finding out the best ways to treat high blood pressure
High blood pressure affects 1 in 3 people in the UK and increases your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. We’ve been funding research to find out the best ways to treat high blood pressure.
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Heart failure hospital admissions rise by a third in five years
The number of people being admitted to hospital due to heart failure has risen by a third in the last five years, according to a new analysis by the British Heart Foundation.
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How does sleep affect your heart?
It's probably not a revelation to hear that sleeping well is good for you. But what exactly is the link between sleep and the heart?
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Bias and Biology - BHF panel on gender inequalities in heart disease
On Tuesday 25th June, we outlined our campaign to banish unnecessary gender bias in the awareness, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
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Accelerator award at the University of LeicesterUniversity of Leicester | Professor Gavin Murphy
BHF-funded research is behind many of the advances that are helping people with heart and circulatory diseases to live longer, better lives. By investing in research we are supporting scientists to make potentially life-saving discoveries, ...
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Research excellence at the University of EdinburghUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker
By investing in research the BHF are supporting scientists to make potentially life-saving discoveries, which could help us beat the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases across the world. But sometimes it takes more than a on...
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Research excellence at the University of GlasgowUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Rhian Touyz
The University of Glasgow has received nearly £3 million over the next five years to establish a BHF Centre of Research Excellence in Vascular Science and Medicine led by new BHF professor Rhian Touyz. In 2008, the BHF began a £34 millio...
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Understanding how NPP1 works to prevent artery calcificationUniversity of Edinburgh | Dr Vicky MacRae
Heart and circulatory diseases are common complications of people with kidney disease. This is mainly due to a build-up of bone-like deposits in their arteries – causing them to stiffen and narrow. This is called calcification and can lead...
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10 signs you might have heart disease
Find out the symptoms of heart and circulatory disease you need to take seriously.
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Blood tests: how do they work and what do they show?
Blood tests can help to diagnose some heart conditions or check if you have a risk factor like high cholesterol. Find out why you might need a blood test and what happens when you have one.