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When should patients receive surgery for valve disease?University of Leicester | Professor Gerald McCann
Professor Gerald McCann at the University of Leicester is investigating the best time for people with aortic valve narrowing to have surgery. Aortic stenosis (AS) is a common condition where the aortic valve becomes progressively narrowe...
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Cutting edge technology for drug discovery and biology researchUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Jonas Emsley
The BHF is helping researchers at the University of Nottingham lead the way in drug discovery by contributing £235,111 towards a new state-of-the-art advanced chemical and biomolecular characterisation facility in the Nottingham Centre for ...
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Is too much sitting bad for your health?Loughborough University | Professor Mark Hamer
Many of us spend a lot of time sitting down, either sitting at a desk, driving or watching TV. But it is important to get active - physical activity reduces the risk of many diseases including heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Despite the...
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Gogglebox star swaps the sofa for our 100k London to Brighton trek
Alex Michael, star of hit TV series, Gogglebox, will join around 1,000 people on our London to Brighton trek over 25 - 26 June. The Brighton-based reality TV star has 30 hours to complete the challenge as she helps raise vital funds for our life saving research.
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Studying flecainide to develop safer drugs for arrhythmiaUniversity of Leeds | Professor Derek S Steele
In a recent breakthrough, scientists have discovered that the drug, flecainide, is an effective treatment for a type of inherited heart rhythm disturbance (arrhythmia) linked to sudden cardiac death, called catecholaminergic polymorphic tac...
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Heart disease and emotional health
Having a heart condition can affect your mental wellbeing too. This section offers tips for coping, information about antidepressants, and real stories, plus results of our exclusive survey.
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Looking for a new way to lower cholesterolUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Endre Kiss Toth
Dr Endre Kiss Toth and his team at the University of Sheffield are looking for new ways to lower cholesterol levels in the blood to prevent arteries becoming blocked with fatty plaques, or atherosclerosis. Scientists have found that a prot...
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How heart failure affects heart muscle cellsUniversity of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford
When you exercise or are frightened your heart pumps much harder due to the release of certain chemicals in the body. In heart diseases such as heart failure the muscle cells in the heart which are responsible for the pumping of blood fail ...
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BHF wins quality mark for trustworthy health information
We have been awarded the PIF TICK – the UK’s only quality mark for health information.
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What's next for statins and blood pressure medicines?
Could offering everyone over 50 a single tablet or ‘polypill’ prevent more heart attacks and strokes? Read our experts take.