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"I flatlined for four and a half minutes - my mom thought she was going to lose her son"
In 2018, Matt Pohlson, CEO of Omaze – one of BHF’s charity partners – began to experience pain and swelling in his stomach. This extreme physical stress triggered a heart condition called takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which left him fighting for his life.
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PureGym makes heart health a priority this Heart Month
PureGym has installed a defibrillator in each of its gyms to help improve cardiac arrest survival rates in the UK. The UK’s leading gym chain has also been raising money this Heart Month, to support us in our work in helping people prevent, treat and manage their heart conditions.
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Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swim raises £200,000 for heart research
More than 1,300 swimmers zipped up their wetsuits to take part in the Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swim. Together they raised a staggering £200,000 which will help fund our groundbreaking research into new treatments and cures for heart and circulatory diseases.
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The Government can’t afford to put the brakes on anti-obesity policies
Obesity poses a grave threat to our national health and wealth. As one in four adults lives with obesity we know that millions of people are at increased risk of heart and circulatory diseases right now, and that comes with an estimated annual cost to the economy of £58bn.
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New £3m joint funding for cardiovascular research in Wales
Together with Health and Care Research Wales, we have announced a significant £3m agreement to support cardiovascular research in Wales through funding for the National Cardiovascular Research Network (NCRN) at an event in Cardiff on 12 February.
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London Mayor amongst 14,000 riders cycling from London to Brighton for BHF
Lifesavers, heart patients and the Mayor of London amongst the thousands pedalling for research on the 48th London to Brighton Bike Ride for the BHF
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Studying the mechanisms that underlie heart contractionKing's College London | Dr Min Zhang
Dr Min Zhang and his colleagues at King’s College London are studying the mechanisms underpinning heart contraction, and what goes wrong in disease. The heart changes the strength of its ‘pump’ or contraction so it can adapt to different ...
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Why do people with diabetes develop heart failure?University of Leicester | Professor Gerald McCann
Supervised by Professor Gerald McCann, the Clinical Research Training Fellow on this grant is working out why heart failure develops in people with diabetes and if there are ways to detect it early. Heart failure is one of the main caus...
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Getting kids off the couchUniversity of Bristol | Professor Russell Jago
We know that keeping active and doing exercise helps to keep our hearts healthy, whilst sitting for long periods of time, whether watching TV, playing computer games or surfing the internet, can lead to high blood pressure and a higher risk...
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Chest pain: what are the common causes?
Chest pain can be caused by angina, myocarditis or a heart attack, but it's not always related to your heart. Other common causes include anxiety, heartburn and muscle pain.