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Investigating a protein involved in cardiomyopathyKing's College London | Dr Mark C Pfuhl
Dr Mark Pfuhl is studying heart muscle proteins that help the heart to beat properly and maintain its structure. He wants to work out what goes wrong with these proteins in people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition that affects h...
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How to exercise when you have atrial fibrillation
Our Senior Cardiac Nurse offers advice on exercise when you have atrial fibrillation.
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Preventing unwanted platelet activationUniversity of Reading | Professor Jonathan Gibbins
Professor Jonathan Gibbins and his team at the University of Reading will study what chemical signals keep platelets inactive when they are not needed for clotting. Platelets are blood cells that protect us from losing too much blood from a...
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How does a molecule called ATP prevent dangerous calcium build up in blood vessels?Royal Veterinary College, University of London | Dr Isabel Orriss
Dr Isabel Orriss is studying a process called calcification, when bone-like deposits of a mineral called calcium phosphate build up in the arteries, heart valves and heart muscle tissue. Calcification often occurs in people with diabet...
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Stephen's story - how our research could help people with myocarditis
Stephen Hughes died in October 2014, just 10 days before his 24th birthday, following a diagnosis of myocarditis. His parents believe that a blood test that has been developed by researchers we fund could stop other families losing loved ones to the condition.
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Dissecting the structure of titin kinase, to understand its vital role in cardiomyopathyKing's College London | Dr Mark C Pfuhl
Cardiomyopathies are diseases that affect the heart muscle and can cause heart failure. They may run in families due to genetic mutations that disrupt the contraction of heart muscle cells, which can impact the forceful pumping action of t...
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How swimming can help you stay strong
Swimming is a great way to get fit and build strength. Lifelong swimmer Ivor Pope tells Rachael Healy about the benefits.
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Predicting the best way to reset the heart’s rhythmImperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett
People with abnormal heart rhythms are sometimes treated with a method called ‘pacing’ which uses small electrical pulses to reset their heartbeat. Scientists have recently discovered a new method for resetting the heartbeat called His-paci...
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Quitting smoking - RRT
BHF-funded researchers carried out a study to find out how to help people quit smoking successfully – should they cut down gradually or quit ‘cold turkey’?
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Can a healthy diet reduce your dementia risk?
Research suggests there’s a diet that may help to prevent dementia. Our Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor explains.