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University of Manchester | Dr Kathryn Hentges

Each day in the UK, 12 babies are diagnosed with a heart defect that happens as the baby develops in the womb, known as congenital heart disease. BHF-funded research has contributed to major improvements in the understanding and treatment o...

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University of Leeds | Dr Neil Turner

Cardiac remodelling refers to changes in the size, shape, and pumping ability of the heart. It can occur in response to sustained mechanical stress e.g. during chronic high blood pressure when the heart has to work harder to pump blood arou...

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University College London | Professor James Moon

The most common form of heart valve disease is aortic stenosis, where there is narrowing of the aortic valve – the valve that controls blood flow from the heart into the main blood vessel supplying the body. The heart has to pump harder to...

Scientists at the University of Bristol are to study how stopping Porcupine – a protein named after the spiky rodent - could improve heart surgery.

Over the last few months some parts of the media have questioned the amount of money UK charities spend on charitable activities. We spend around 78p of every £1 donated to fund life saving heart research. Find out how your donations are spent.

Patients could receive a greater benefit from open heart surgery thanks to a new computer model aimed at helping surgeons to better calculate risk and decide whether it’s safe to operate.

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University of Glasgow | Dr William Holmes

A heart attack happens when one or more coronary arteries become blocked, stopping blood flow to the heart muscle. The extent of the damage to the heart affects how well patients will respond to treatment. For example, angioplasty reinstate...

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University of Cambridge | Professor Geoffrey Moggridge

Dr Geoffrey Moggridge and his team want to develop a new heart valve that lasts longer and improves the quality of life for people who need a valve replacement. Currently, replacement heart valves are not perfect – there is an increased ...

BHF comment on open heart surgery appearing to be safer in the afternoon because of the body's internal clock

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University of Oxford | Professor David Greaves

Atherosclerosis, where the inner lining of blood vessels becomes ‘furred up’ with fatty plaque, is the underlying cause of angina, heart attacks and strokes. In areas of atherosclerosis, specialist inflammatory cells are activated by the da...