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Testing a simple way to get more teenagers activeSwansea University | Professor Sinead Brophy
Professor Sinead Brophy and her colleagues at the University of Swansea, in partnership with a local council, are finding out if a simple activity voucher system could help teenagers get active and improve their heart health. Regular exe...
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Heart research breakthroughs under threat from funding shortfall
We're calling on Government to commit to increased funding for cardiovascular research to safeguard the future of UK research, as our new analysis shows that cardiovascular disease research funding faces a shortfall of more than a quarter of a billion pounds between 2025 and 2035.
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The effects of controlling a person’s blood pressure following brain haemorrhage and strokeUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman
Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman and colleagues at the University of Edinburgh are investigating if carefully controlling a person’s blood pressure improves their outcome following a stroke caused by a brain haemorrhage. Currently, it is kn...
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Towards less-invasive monitoring after a heart attackUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Colin Berry
In 2011, the British Heart Foundation funded a study to look at the best way to decide which treatment to give to people who had recently had a heart attack. This showed that measuring the ‘pressure drop’ in a narrowed artery – something ca...
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Controlling blood pressure in new mothersUniversity of Oxford | Professor Paul Leeson
During pregnancy some women develop severe high blood pressure called pre-eclampsia and gestational hypertension. After pregnancy, the blood pressure often settles but the changes in their body can persist. These women are at higher risk of...
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Research excellence at King's College LondonKing's College London | Professor Ajay Shah
By investing in research the BHF are supporting scientists to make potentially life-saving discoveries, which could help us beat the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases across the world. But sometimes it takes more than a on...
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Heart waiting lists at the highest level on record in Scotland
The number of people on cardiology waiting lists is at the highest level on record in Scotland, according to our analysis.
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Cross Party Group Inquiry into Atrial Fibrillation in Scotland
The Cross Party Group (CPG) on Heart Disease and Stroke held an Inquiry into Atrial Fibrillation (AF) diagnosis, treatment and care in Scotland.
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Garfield Weston Foundation donate £500K to support BHF's young cardiovascular scientists
The Garfield Weston Foundation has donated £500,000 to the BHF's flagship 4-year PhD programme, aimed at supporting the training and research of the next generation of cardiovascular scientists.
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Gum disease and heart health: how are they connected?
Discover the work of Dr. Karolin Hijazi, a BHF-funded researcher who is studying the link between mouth bacteria, gum disease and heart attacks.