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Why and how do vascular ‘risk genes’ actually increase heart disease risk?University of Oxford | Professor Hugh Watkins
Genetic studies of large groups of people have identified changes in certain parts of their DNA that are more frequently found in people with coronary heart disease. Many of these changes are in regions of DNA that influence the walls of ou...
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Can a new drug combination protect the heart from injury?University of Bristol | Professor Raimondo Ascione
Open-heart surgery typically requires stopping the heart for one to two hours while blood is instead pumped around the body using a heart-lung machine. Despite many advances, stopping the heart can still lead to heart damage which can cause...
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Bias and Biology - BHF panel on gender inequalities in heart disease
On Tuesday 25th June, we outlined our campaign to banish unnecessary gender bias in the awareness, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
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Preventing heart deaths in patients with severe kidney diseaseUniversity of Dundee | Professor Allan Struthers
People with kidney disease frequently develop cardiovascular disease. This is thought to occur because the strain created by kidney disease causes enlargement of one of the chambers of the heart (a condition called left ventricular hypertro...
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Finding out more about the function of MURF2 in heart failureKing's College London | Professor Mathias Gautel
In 2011 there are over three quarters of a million people living with heart failure in the UK. This condition reduces the pumping function of the heart, which can make even day to day activities almost impossible, disturb heart rhythm and s...
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Understanding how calcium pores open and close when the heart beatsUniversity of Glasgow | Dr William Fuller
When the heart beats, it’s essential that all heart muscle cells contract at the same time. To achieve this, tiny pores in the heart cells open simultaneously to allow calcium molecules to pass through, which in turn signal to the heart cel...
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Why does obesity cause inflammation and lead to heart disease?Queen Mary, University of London | Dr Maria Paula Longhi
Dr Paula Longhi and her team at Queen Mary, University of London are studying why people who are obese are at higher risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure. White blood cells can become i...
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How to have a healthy Ramadan when you have a heart condition
Find out how to stay healthy during Ramadan if you have a heart condition.
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Eating too much salt is associated with risk of heart failure
Eating too much salt is associated with a doubled risk of heart failure, according to a 12-year study in more than 4,000 people presented today at the ESC Congress in Barcelona.
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Do eggs raise your risk of heart disease and death?
Eating more eggs has been linked to a higher risk of heart and circulatory disease and death, but is this the full picture?