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Find out the truth behind recent reports that common painkillers like naproxen and ibuprofen could be leading to heart problems.

This table shows the number of patients waiting for heart tests and procedures in England.

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University of Oxford | Professor Kazem Rahimi

Supervised by Professor Kazem Rahimi, this PhD student is developing a new computer model to help doctors care for people with heart failure. Heart failure, when the heart cannot pump blood effectively around the body, severely impacts h...

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Imperial College London | Professor Darrel Francis

Heart failure is a condition where the heart becomes less effective at pumping blood. In some people who have heart failure, the left and right sides of the heart don’t beat in time with each other. This condition – called ‘desynchronicity’...

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University of Sheffield | Professor Robert Storey

Supervised by Professor Robert Storey, a Clinical Research Training Fellow is studying how to prevent a further heart attack or stroke in people who have already had a heart attack. Platelets are small circulating cells within the blood t...

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University of Cambridge | Dr Cedric Ghevaert

People with the condition essential thrombocythaemia (ET) have too many platelets in the blood and are at increased risk of cardiovascular events. This is because an excess of platelets can lead to excessive clotting and blockage of the ve...

Scientists we funded at the University of Reading are to investigate whether a targetted antioxidant drug could be used to prevent heart attacks.

We want to beat heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases in Wales. To do this, we need to improve the detection, diagnosis, treatment and care of people who develop a heart or circulatory condition in their lifetime

We’ve got lots of ideas to help children and young people fundraise for BHF at school, at home or in their local community.

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University College London | Dr Thomas Treibel

The aortic valve controls blood flow from the heart into the body’s main artery: the aorta. Aortic stenosis is the narrowing of this valve. In severe cases, surgery is needed to replace it. Around half of people with severe aortic stenosis ...