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Max Jarmey, 27, took part in our latest Live & Ticking event alongside his cardiologist, BHF Professor Hugh Watkins.

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University of Leeds | Dr Neil Turner

Leeds researchers are uncovering how cardiac fibroblast cells, the cells that help form the structural scaffold of the heart, alter the size and shape of the heart during disease. The heart is made up of several different types of cells. ...

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University of Bristol | Dr Mark Bond

The build-up of scar tissue in the heart (fibrosis) is a key process that contributes to heart failure. It is caused by an increased number of cells called fibroblasts, which lay together to form scar tissue. The result is that the heart wa...

Pauline Boye woke up at 4am and needed to go the bathroom. One problem, she couldn’t get out of bed. The 49-year-old had a stroke in her sleep and her right side was paralysed. On World Stroke Day, Pauline’s story reminds us of the heartbreaking cost of stroke – and the pressing need for more research to prevent and treat it.

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University of Manchester | Dr Wei Liu

Investigating how diabetes causes a dangerous condition called diabetic cardiomyopathy. Diabetes is a major global health problem, estimated to affect more than 400 million people. The condition can double a person’s risk of developing h...

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Kenta Yashiro

Abnormalities in the development of the heart and circulatory system are the most common defects that can be present at birth. Babies born with congenital heart disease may need to have operations throughout their lives in order to repair t...

An AI-enabled stethoscope can help doctors pick up three heart conditions in just 15 seconds, according to the results of a real-world trial part-funded by us and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Madrid.

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University of Bristol | Dr Emma Hart

The carotid body is a cluster of sensors near to the carotid artery in the throat. It is highly sensitive to reduced blood flow and reduced oxygen circulation, and triggers hyperventilation and increased blood pressure by activating an arm ...

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University of Edinburgh | Dr Peter Henriksen

Dr Peter Henriksen from the University of Edinburgh is leading a clinical trial to find out if commonly used heart failure drugs can protect the heart in women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer. Breast cancer is common - the lifet...

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University of Oxford | Dr Nicola Smart

Damage to the lining of a blood vessel can lead to the accumulation of a fatty plaque (atherosclerosis) and also allows immune cells to infiltrate the vessel wall. These immune cells destroy the muscle and elastic layers of the blood vessel...