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Nearly 50,000 people urge Government to fix heart care crisis
Campaigners met at Downing Street yesterday to urge the Government to address the “worst heart care crisis in living memory”.
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“I felt invincible – then I needed heart surgery in my fifties.”
Having heart surgery taught Jason Doyle to slow down and appreciate life. Read his story.
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Life insurance with a heart or circulatory condition
Buying life insurance can be difficult if you have a heart or circulatory condition. Learn what life insurance is, how it works, where to find it and more.
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Can we prevent heart and circulatory diseases during infection?University of Reading | Dr Sakthivel Vaiyapuri
In this this project Dr Dr Sakthivel Vaiyapuri is studying small blood cells called platelets to find out how blood clotting is affected during infection. Platelets are small blood cells that help to protect us when we are injured. When yo...
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Using ultrasound to make lab-grown heart cells more like the real thingImperial College London | Professor Molly Stevens
Scientific advances mean that it is now possible to grow heart cells in the laboratory from stem cells. There are several potential uses for lab-grown cells. For instance, to create ‘prosthetic’ heart tissue to repair the damage caused by a...
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Calls to Heart Helpline rise after changes to lockdown rules
The number of people calling our Heart Helpline has doubled on average since the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19), with a spike this week following new lockdown rules.
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How to quit smoking
If you are trying to quit smoking, then have a look at our 5 steps. It's a challenge but in the long term it will have many benefits for your health and your finances.
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Measuring the benefits of weight loss surgery on heart healthUniversity of Oxford | Dr Oliver Rider
BHF Intermediate Clinical Research Fellow and consultant cardiologist Dr Oliver Rider is working out which form of weight loss surgery benefits heart health the most. Obesity causes the heart to enlarge and blood vessels to stiffen. Alth...
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Is the protein RSK1 involved in the development of heart failure?University of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk
Professor Angela Clerk is studying heart muscle cells and the genes that control how they increase in size, a process called hypertrophy. Hypertrophy happens when heart muscle cells have to work harder, for instance when a person has hig...
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New Government must commit to a heart disease action plan
Sir Keir Starmer’s new Government must seize the moment and tackle the ongoing heart care crisis head-on, the BHF urges today.