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A new risk calculator, developed by BHF-funded researchers, will help to identify people with type 2 diabetes who are at high risk of developing heart and circulatory disease and help them get preventative treatment to ward off future heart attacks and strokes.

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University of Manchester | Dr Katharine Dibb

Heart cells from the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles) are marked by deep grooves called transverse (t)-tubules, which are important for normal contraction of the heart. Heart cells from the upper chambers (atria) were thought to lac...

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University of Manchester | Dr Xin Wang

Manchester researchers are studying a protein in the heart that they believe could have protective properties for heart cells. During a heart attack, a portion of the heart is starved of its blood supply. This kills or injures a large numb...

There are few who don’t enjoy warming up by a fire in winter or sitting around a fire pit outside in the summer. Yet few people know that open fires and wood burners release pollutants into the air known as PM2.5, which can seriously damage your heart and circulatory health.

Out of the 75 proposals received, 4 have been shortlisted, but which research team will come out on top and win the Big Beat Challenge?

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Newcastle University | Dr Gavin Richardson

Dr Gavin Richardson and his team at the University of Newcastle are working out how heart cells age and whether heart disease affects heart repair processes. Age is the biggest risk factor for heart disease. Older people are more likely ...

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has partnered with ITN Business to produce a programme that will shine a spotlight on our hearts this World Heart Day.

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The CE-MARC-2 trial was conducted to find out if magnetic resonance scans of the heart could better select which people with coronary heart disease should undergo an angiogram.

Patients with atrial fibrillation who have experienced a stroke would benefit greatly from earlier treatment, according to a new study from University College London (UCL)