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

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University of Glasgow | Dr Paul R Kalra

Iron is needed for many processes in our bodies to work, including enabling our muscles to function correctly. People with heart failure frequently have low iron levels, which worsens their symptoms of shortness of breath and fatigue, their...

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

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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 Leicester | Professor Dr Toru Suzuki

Mass spectrometry (MS) is a powerful tool that scientists use to analyse proteins and other chemicals from cell and tissue samples. There is currently much interest in using MS to search for markers of diseases or their risk factors - rathe...

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University of Leeds | Dr Carrie Ferguson

People who have heart failure can sometimes find it difficult to carry out day-to-day activities because they experience breathlessness or leg tiredness. This means they may have difficulty with exercise, and they are sometimes said to have...

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University of Oxford | Dr Peter Scarborough

BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Peter Scarborough is developing a new computer model that can predict heart and circulatory disease rates until 2030. In recent years the influence of risk factors for heart and circulato...

Our expert discusses the evidence around the potential health benefits of garlic.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Kairbaan Hodivala Dilke

Heart failure happens when the heart is not pumping blood around your body as effectively as it should. This debilitating condition can make people feel tired, breathless and develop swollen limbs. Whilst treatments are available to help re...

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University of Nottingham | Professor Chris Denning

In this project, Professor Chris Denning from the University of Nottingham and Professor Lior Gepstein, based at Technion in Israel, will work together to develop stem cell treatments to regenerate damaged heart muscle. The usual cause ...