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  • RESEARCH

    Does healthy weight loss in mums-to-be have long-term health benefits for the child?

    King's College London | Professor Lucilla Poston

    Obesity is increasing among mothers-to-be worldwide. Obesity in pregnancy can have negative short- and long-term effects on the heart health and blood pressure of the child, and increases their chance of being obese too. It is vital that we...

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    Finding out what controls the location of nerves in the heart

    University of Oxford | Dr Mathilda Mommersteeg

    Dr Mathilda Mommersteeg is studying how the nervous system is involved in heart and circulatory disease, and what controls the location of nerves within the heart. Although the heart beats on its own, the heart’s nerve supply helps to a...

  • RESEARCH

    Finding blood biomarkers that predict the need for aortic valve replacement

    University of Leicester | Professor Leong Ng

    Aortic stenosis (AS) is a very common heart valve disease which restricts blood flow out of the heart. Many patients experience breathlessness or chest pain with exercise. Currently, the only effective treatment is replacing the valve in pa...

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    Understanding how gene mutations cause arrhythmia

    Imperial College London | Professor Dr Thomas Brand

    When we exercise, increased amounts of adrenaline circulate in our body stimulating the heart to beat faster. Adrenaline works by stimulating another molecule called cyclic AMP (cAMP) which is recognised by protein molecules in heart cells....

  • Welsh research could find new triggers of heart attacks and strokes

    New research we're funding in Wales could lead to better outcomes for patients in the future. Dr Harry Ahmed is a GP from Rhondda Cynon Taf and Senior Clinical Lecturer in Epidemiology at Cardiff University's School of Medicine. He's investigating if there’s a link between patients having urinary tract infections (UTIs) and suffering a heart attack or stroke.

  • Bringing cardiac rehab to your own home

    The BHF is now delivering cardiac rehab at home to help people who cannot attend their usual classes right now.

  • 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.

  • Active listening: 10 tips to support someone with health issues

    Find out how active listening can help you support a loved one dealing with a health problem with NHS Clinical Psychologist Dr Katie Murray (PhD).

  • Echocardiogram

    This page describes what an echocardiogram (or echo) is, what happens during an echo and the different types of echo test that you might have.

  • 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.