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Our expert explains what Sneddon syndrome is, symptoms, treatment, and whether this can cause a stroke.

Wondering if your blood pressure pills are making you itch? Senior Cardiac Nurse, Chloe MacArthur, shares simple steps to identify the cause.

Professor Nick Morrell and his research team are investigating why lung blood vessels narrow in pulmonary hypertension, and how the narrowing might be prevented or reversed.

This award recognises an outstanding organisation that has helped BHF meet our sustainability goals while raising vital funds and awareness.

Research we're funding will help understand the causes of life-threatening aneurysms, so that in the future new tests and treatments can be developed.

The report, which is the first produced by us on health inequalities, takes three lenses on the issue: deprivation, sex and ethnicity. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Bridging Hearts illustrates the complex and varied reasons why cardiovascular health drives inequalities in the UK.

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University of Cambridge | Dr Matthew Harper

Platelets are small blood cells that are both helpful and harmful to us. Helpful, because they enable our blood to clot after injury, so prevent too much bleeding. Harmful, because they also form clots in diseased arteries, leading to heart...

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University of Nottingham | Professor David Bates

Throughout our life, new blood vessels grow to maintain a healthy circulatory system – a process called angiogenesis. However, the formation of new blood vessels can also occur in conditions such as heart disease and diabetes and can lead t...

The University of Oxford has received £250,000 funding to investigate the no-reflow phenomenon, an issue that can dramatically impact the recovery of a stroke survivor.

What are normal blood sugar levels? 4 to 5.4 mmol/L when fasting and up to 7.8 mmol/L 2 hours after eating. Find out more from BHF Professor Mark Kearney.