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Can we prevent anti-cancer drugs damaging the heart?University of Oxford | Dr Kerstin Timm
BHF Immediate Postdoctoral Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Kerstin Timm is finding out how an anti-cancer drug called doxorubicin damages the heart, and if we can prevent this damage. Doxorubicin has significantly increased survival ra...
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Why do women with heart failure have a better prognosis than men?Imperial College London | Professor Kenneth MacLeod
Dr Kenneth MacLeod and his team at Imperial College London are investigating why high blood pressure causes heart failure in more women than men, yet more women survive. Heart failure is a serious condition where the heart cannot pump b...
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How obesity in pregnancy leads to heart disease in the offspringUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Susan E Ozanne
Heart and circulatory disease is one of the UK’s biggest killers. Research to find new ways to prevent it at an early stage could make a huge difference to society. Keeping healthy during pregnancy is vital to provide a healthy environment ...
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Learning more about a potential new drug target in heart failureUniversity of Glasgow | Dr William Fuller
Every cell in the body uses small chemical messengers to communicate with their neighbours and the rest of the body. These chemical messengers work by interacting with proteins called receptors that are embedded in the surface of cells. In ...
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Ollie Proudlock announced as BHF Ambassador
Ollie Proudlock announced as a new Ambassador for the British Heart Foundation.
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Iron deficiency in heart failure patients contributes to poor outcomes
Patients admitted with acute heart failure who exhibit iron deficiency (ID) tend to have a longer and more expensive hospital stay and a greater likelihood of readmission, according to analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) in England presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) conference in Manchester.
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Heart care waiting list grows by nearly 100,000 in two years
Latest NHS England figures published today show that cardiac waiting lists rose to 421,433 at the end of May 2024 in England – an increase of 2,394 on the previous month. This is the highest total on record.
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Using IMR to measure the effects of alteplase on heart attack outcomesUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Colin Berry
Professor Colin Berry’s team is investigating whether a measurement taken during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) - a procedure where doctors open up a blocked coronary artery with a stent - can detect which patients have had blood ...
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Is it normal to get shortness of breath after a heart attack?
Find out what to do if you are experiencing shortness of breath following a heart attack.
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How does amyloid affect the heart and circulatory system ?Lancaster University | Professor David Middleton
Professor David Middleton and his colleagues at Lancaster University are studying how proteins called amyloid build up in the heart and circulatory system, having potentially devastating effects on health. In several diseases, proteins clu...