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Role of Rho kinase in heart development and diseaseNewcastle University | Dr Helen Phillips
Abnormalities in the structure and function of the heart cause congenital heart disease (when babies are born with a heart defect) and also cause heart disease in the adult. The muscle cells of the heart change shape during development in t...
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Drug discovery offers potential treatment for deadly kidney disease
Medicines used to treat angina and high blood pressure could be used to treat acute kidney injury, a potentially deadly condition, according to research we've helped to fund.
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Enhancing the body’s natural anti-clotting system to treat thrombosisImperial College London | Professor James Crawley
Blood clotting is highly coordinated and involves processes that promote clotting and others that inhibit it. One of the body’s natural clot-inhibiting pathways is called the “TFPI-protein S anticoagulant system”. In this system, the TFPI...
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How joy affects health: is laughter the best medicine?
Laughing is not only enjoyable, it can also be heart-friendly. So is laughter the best medicine after all? Find out how joy affects health and wellbeing.
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BHF appoints two new trustees
The BHF has appointed Sir John Hood and Dr Annalisa Jenkins as new trustees.
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Creating a large searchable library of ECG heart tracesImperial College London | Professor Marek Malik
An electrocardiogram – commonly called an ECG – is a routine test that records the rhythm and electrical activity of the heart. Most healthcare professionals will be familiar with the ‘hills and valleys’ pattern of a normal ECG reading. But...
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Using injectable heart monitors to track abnormal heart rhythms in heart failure patientsUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Roy Gardner
Heart failure is a serious condition that, in 2015, affects nearly half a million people in the UK. We know that many people with heart failure experience abnormal heart rhythms – be that too fast, too slow, and/or irregular – which can be ...
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Simple ambulance test saves lives after heart attack, says study
Simple ambulance test can save lives.
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Pioneers: The Black cardiologists who shaped medical practice
Discover the stories of Daniel Hale Williams and Vivien Theodore Thomas, two of the pioneering Black cardiologists who shaped medical practice.
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The link between sleep problems and heart diseaseUniversity College London | Professor Andrew Steptoe
BHF Professor Andrew Steptoe and Professor Mika Kivimaki from University College London are trying to understand the link between sleep problems and the risk of heart disease. There is an association between these, but it is not known wheth...