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Fundraising ideas for sport clubs
Your sports club can help us raise money for lifesaving research. From tournaments to quiz nights, get your team involved with these top fundraising ideas.
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Understanding patterns of weight change as a risk predictor for heart diseaseUniversity College London | Dr Michail Katsoulis
Most research into weight and health has focused extensively on body mass index (BMI) levels across different populations of people at a single point in time. However, there has been no study looking at the relationship between weight chang...
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Is the epicardium a good target for new drugs to encourage heart repair?University of Oxford | Professor Paul Riley
Heart muscle cannot repair itself after injury, e.g. after a heart attack, so scientists are working to repair it using new heart muscle cells. BHF Professor Paul Riley and colleagues (University of Oxford and University College London) hav...
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Report calls out unequal treatment for women with heart disease across the world
In a global report published today, researchers have called for urgent action to improve care and prevention to combat the worldwide leading cause of death among women – heart and circulatory disease.
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Should the flu vaccine programme be extended for heart attack and stroke prevention?London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Dr Charlotte Warren-Gash
Researchers are investigating if people with heart disease risk factors are vulnerable to flu-related heart attacks. Having a respiratory infection, such as flu or pneumonia, temporarily raises our risk of a heart attack or stroke. While...
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"I've had my replacement heart valve for 41 years"
Anne Bastick shares her experience of heart valve surgery and explains how her mechanical valve has given her a long and fulfilled life.
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Can we better predict who will benefit from treatments for heart disease?University of Oxford | Professor Dr Jemma Hopewell
Currently we can reduce the risk of people dying from heart disease by reducing blood cholesterol levels using drugs such as statins, controlling blood pressure and diabetes, and encouraging people to stop smoking. We can use several approa...
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Are heart attack symptoms different for men and women?
Heart attack symptoms are the same in women and men. Know the most common signs and what to do if this happens to you or someone you know.
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Antioxidant drug reverses process responsible for heart attacks and strokes
An antioxidant drug reverses atherosclerosis and could be used to prevent heart attacks and strokes due to clots, according to research we've funded and published today in Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Using artificial intelligence to identify good candidates for heart surgery in the UKUniversity of Bristol | Professor Umberto Benedetto
People who require open heart surgery must be informed about the risks related to the operation. Currently, heart surgeons in the UK calculate the risk using a mathematical model called EuroSCORE. This model is no longer considered to be ...