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Why everything you know about healthy eating is wrong
Do you really know what's healthy and what's not? Our expert nutritionist debunks 11 common myths - the truth might surprise you.
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Heart transplant
A heart transplant is when a damaged or failing heart is replaced by a healthy human heart from a donor. If you have heart failure and medical treatments aren't working, a transplant might be recommended to you.
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Best compound exercises to help you lose weight
Cardiac rehab expert Hara Markos explains how staying active can help you lose weight and demonstrates how to do compound exercises like squats, press ups and shoulder presses at home. Try them now.
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What can the properties of blood clots tell us about the risk of stroke in atrial fibrillation?University of Sheffield | Professor Robert Storey
Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat. It can cause a stroke because of blood clots forming in the heart and travelling to the brain. A protein called fibrin is a major component of blood clots...
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What puts older women at risk of cardiovascular disease?University College London | Professor Juan Casas
Heart disease is the UK’s single biggest killer and women older than 65 years are at particular risk. The reasons for this remain unknown, which is a particular concern, given the ageing population. Dr Juan Casas and colleagues from the Lon...
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How does inflammation in the hearts smallest blood vessels contribute to heart failure?King's College London | Professor Simon Redwood
Researchers at St Thomas’ Hospital are trying to understand a form of heart failure that’s currently very hard to treat. Heart failure occurs when the heart can’t pump enough blood around the body and is a major cause of death and disabi...
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Meet our Board of Trustees
The British Heart Foundation is governed by a Board of up to 14 trustees who are responsible for the governance and strategy of the BHF.
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Restoring blood supply to the limbs using a patient’s own stem cellsUniversity College London | Dr Richard Day
Dr Richard Day and his colleagues at University College London are testing a new approach to restore blood supply to the limbs of people with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). In people with PAD, there is a build-up of fatty deposits in ...
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How does the balance of sleep, sedentary lifestyle and physical activity affect children’s heart health?University of York | Dr Paul Collings
Sleep, time spent sitting and physical activity are all known to be important for the immediate and long-term health of young people. But these factors tend to be investigated individually or in comparison to only one other health factor, f...
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How does a protein called SIRT1 prevent harmful blood clot formation?Manchester Metropolitan University | Dr Sarah Jones
Heart attacks and strokes occur when blood clots form and block the blood supply to the heart or brain. When blood vessels are damaged, small blood cells called platelets are activated and clump together to form a clot. In healthy blood ves...