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Save a life like Sarah's this Heart Month
Young mum saved by husband urges others to learn vital skill with BHF this Heart Month
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How social inequalities lead to heart disease
Social and economic factors can significantly affect your risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases and diabetes. We’ve been funding research to better understand why.
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Glasgow heart scientists fast-track coronavirus research
Researchers at the BHF Centre of Research Excellence in Glasgow are studying the effects of coronavirus on people with heart and circulatory conditions
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Towards less-invasive monitoring after a heart attackUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Colin Berry
In 2011, the British Heart Foundation funded a study to look at the best way to decide which treatment to give to people who had recently had a heart attack. This showed that measuring the ‘pressure drop’ in a narrowed artery – something ca...
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Exploring the potential of a new heart-protecting drugKing's College London | Professor Susan Brain
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a short protein, produced by certain types of nerves, that relaxes blood vessels. Several decades ago it was realised that CGRP might be beneficial for treating heart and circulatory diseases, but i...
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Targeting a clot protein to prevent heart attacksUniversity of Leeds | Dr Richard J Pease
Blood clots prevent excess bleeding from cuts to the skin, but they can also be dangerous. For example, heart attacks, many strokes, and deep vein thrombosis all occur when clots form inside a blood vessel in the body. The main component ...
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What’s the best heart rate monitor to buy?
BHF’s Senior Cardiac Nurse explains how to choose the best heart rate monitor and how accurate they are.
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Does congenital heart disease affect brain development?King's College London | Professor Serena Counsell
Supervised by Professor Serena Counsell, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is studying congenital heart disease, where heart problems develop before birth. Thanks to advances in diagnostics and heart surgery, many made possible by ...
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A new scanning tool to detect inflammation in heartUniversity of Edinburgh | Dr Adriana Tavares
Dr Adriana Tavares and her team at the University of Edinburgh are developing a new scanning tool to spot inflammation within arteries and heart muscle. This could improve the way doctors diagnose and treat people with heart disease. Infla...
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Developing a realistic computer model of abnormal heart rhythmsImperial College London | Dr Emmanuel Dupont
Dr Emmanuel Dupont and his team at Imperial College London are testing a new computer simulation, which would allow researchers to study abnormal heart rhythms. To beat regularly, the heart contracts in response to complex electrical ci...