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High blood pressure during pregnancy - how our research is helping women like Becki
Becki developed high blood pressure during her pregnancy. Our research has helped her get her blood pressure under control and could also reduce her risk of having heart problems in future.
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New antibody can unlock secrets of cholesterol
A new antibody, created by researchers we’ve funded, could help doctors to identify the fatty plaques in arteries that cause most heart attacks and strokes earlier.
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Reducing smoking to save lives
We’ve fought against smoking for decades, from demonstrating that passive smoking in public places kills, to influencing Government policy.
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BHF cardiac surgeon who pioneered life-saving surgery receives Lifetime Achievement Award
British Heart Foundation Professor Gianni Angelini, the first head of the Bristol Heart Institute, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Coronary Artery Surgery for his pioneering work and research.
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Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT)
CPVT is a rare inherited heart rhythm disturbance found in young people and children.
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RESEARCH
Using artificial intelligence to predict heart failure riskImperial College London | Dr Declan O'Regan
Dr Declan O’Regan and his colleagues at Imperial College London are using artificial intelligence (AI) to interpret heart scans and tests. They want to find out if AI can accurately predict what will happen to people with heart failure, so ...
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RUNX1 – a new target for stopping the damaging effects of heart attackUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Christopher Loughrey
Glasgow researchers believe that the protein RUNX1 could hold the key to preserving heart function and preventing heart failure. Medical advances made over the last half century mean that more people survive a heart attack and return to ...
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Omaze donates an astonishing £4.6 million pounds to BHF through huge House Prize Draw
Our third partnership with Omaze has resulted in a multi-million-pound donation for us, whilst also giving a bar manager from Reading a life changing prize of a spectacular country manor near Bath.
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Regenerating coronary arteries after heart attackUniversity College London | Dr Catherine Roberts
Our vital organs require constant nourishment with oxygen and nutrients via their blood supply. The heart’s blood supply is delivered through the coronary arteries, and if one of these becomes blocked in coronary artery disease, it causes a...