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You can't be brave all the time: Stuart and Leanne's story
Husband and wife Stuart and Leanne Waters reflect on how his cardiac arrest changed life for their whole family.
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"How I got back to the sport I loved"
Discover how Neil Caton built back both his confidence and fitness through electric bikes after being diagnosed with a heart condition.
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Implantable loop recorders
Find out more about implantable loop recorders, what they're used for, how they work and how they're fitted.
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Community fundraising terms and conditions
Terms and conditions for BHF community fundraising event participants.
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Holidays and travel
More information about holidays and travel with a heart condition. Learn about whether it's safe for you to go on holiday, whether you can travel to very hot or cold climates or high altitudes, getting to your destination, whether you can travel by air, whether it's safe to walk through airport security, and if you're at risk of DVT.
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“I got back to work after a stroke and heart failure”
Find out how James Hall got back to the job he loves after he had a stroke and became partially sighted overnight.
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RESEARCH
How lifestyle factors interact to influence the risk of heart diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Dr F Lucy Wright
Supervised by Dr Charles Foster, this PhD student is studying how lifestyle factors interact to influence the chances of developing heart and circulatory disease. Lifestyle factors, including physical activity, diet, smoking and alcohol ...
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RESEARCH
Understanding how the outer surfaces of cells keep blood vessels healthyMedical Research Council | Dr Benjamin Nichols
Blood vessels are made from special cells called endothelial cells. These cells have many small folds in the outer surface, called ‘caveolae’ (which means ‘little caves’ in Latin). Although there are many caveolae in endothelial cells, we d...
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Obesity and heart failure: explaining the obesity paradoxUniversity of Oxford | Dr Oliver Rider
Although obesity increases the chance of developing heart failure, when patients have heart failure they may live longer if they are obese. This unexpected finding is termed the 'obesity paradox' and the reasons behind it are currently unkn...
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How do endothelial cells respond to forces from blood flow at the molecular level?University of Oxford | Dr Ellie Tzima
Endothelial cells line the inside surface of blood vessels. They are constantly exposed to shear stress – the friction generated by blood flowing across the surface of the cells. Endothelial cells respond to changes in shear stress and t...