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RESEARCH
How does carbon monoxide affect the normal heart beat?University of Leeds | Professor Chris Peers
Carbon monoxide inhalation is the most common form of death by poisoning and can cause dangerous disruption to heart rhythm. Professor Chris Peers and co-workers based at the University of Leeds are carrying out BHF-funded research into the...
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Calming down white blood cells to improve heart attack recoveryKing's College London | Dr Aleksandar Ivetic
White blood cells are essential for fighting infection and they can release powerful substances such as acids and molecules to help break down foreign cells. However, when white blood cells rush to help in the context of a heart attack, the...
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Harnessing the natural regenerative properties of the heart to repair damage after injuryUniversity of Oxford | Professor Paul Riley
The epicardium is the outside layer of the heart. It is made up of cells that are essential for normal heart development. If these cells could be switched on in adults who have sustained a heart injury, it may be possible to encourage heart...
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Can a type of gene therapy technology help people with heart muscle disease?University of Oxford | Professor Matthew Wood
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited disease – where loss of a protein called dystrophin leads to progressive muscle wasting, including degeneration of heart muscle. People with this disease die earlier. New treatments are need...
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Patients with kidney failure at ‘unacceptably’ high risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds
People with kidney failure are many times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than the general population and have a higher risk of dying as a result, according to research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) published today in the European Heart Journal.
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Kew Gardens 10K
Date
3 April 2027
Location
Kew Gardens, London
Take part in Kew The Run in Kew Gardens. Join the BHF team today and fundraise for lifesaving research.
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Studying skin cells in ARVC to understand heart rhythm disturbancesQueen Mary, University of London | Professor David Kelsell
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited disorder of heart muscle that can cause dangerous abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure and even sudden death. There is an urgent need to understand the causes and proce...
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First patient has gene therapy which could help heart bypass last longer
A heart attack survivor is the first person to receive groundbreaking gene therapy which aims to prevent coronary artery bypass grafts failing. The clinical trial now underway in Glasgow is the result of many years of research, much of it funded by us.
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New research could help people with hidden heart disease
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen are working to identify people with the lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who may also have an undiagnosed heart condition.
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BHF awards £1m to accelerate heart research at UCL
We are boosting the profile of cardiovascular research at University College London in the hope of giving more people with heart and circulatory diseases longer and better lives.