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Better ways to scan and monitor people with atrial fibrillationImperial College London | Dr Jennifer Keegan
Dr Jennifer Keegan and her team at Imperial College London are developing new ways to monitor heart tissue in atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common heart rhythm disease, using specialised scanning techniques. Currently, doctors use a ...
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Developing and testing new heart valves for people with aortic stenosisUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Geoffrey Moggridge
Dr Geoffrey Moggridge and his colleagues at the University of Cambridge are developing new heart valves that could help more people with aortic stenosis, or AS. In AS the valve separating the heart and the aorta, the main artery supplyi...
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BHF priorities must remain paramount as Comprehensive Spending Review is downgraded
We are calling for the Government to ensure that further investment in life saving research, public health funding and the NHS remain as priorities.
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Donate your toys to help us cope with bumper demand
We are asking families across Britain to make room for Christmas and donate their children’s unwanted treasures, as we are dealing with bumper demand for toys, boardgames and puzzles this festive season.
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Developing a new device to help the failing heart keep up with demandUniversity of Leicester | Dr David Adlam
Heart failure affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. It occurs when the heart lacks the power to pump strongly, so oxygen isn’t circulated quickly enough to keep up with the body’s demands. This is a debilitating condition and l...
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Testing a new treatment option for people with a specific form of heart failureUniversity of Leeds | Professor Sven Plein
Understanding different types of heart failure and testing new drugs could reveal new treatment options for these patients, and help them feel better and live longer. Between a third and a half of people with heart failure have 'Heart Failu...
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Is an electric blanket safe to use with a pacemaker?
Senior Cardiac Nurse, Chloe MacArthur, looks at whether electric blankets can interfere with your pacemaker or ICD. Learn more now.
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England cricketer James Taylor diagnosed with inherited heart condition
England cricketer James Taylor announces his retirement after being diagnosed with a type of inherited heart condition called arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). The BHF is funding life saving research to improve diagnosis and treatment for conditions like ARVC.
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Can a mobile phone interfere with my pacemaker or ICD?
Some mobile phones can interfere with ICDs and pacemakers. Hear from Cardiac Nurse Chloe MacArthur about what to watch out for.
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RESEARCH
Understanding why arteries re-narrow after treatment with a stentQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Dr Qingzhong Xiao
Dr Qingzhong Xiao is studying cells and proteins involved in restenosis – when arteries re-narrow after patients receive a procedure called a coronary angioplasty. Coronary angioplasty, when a balloon is used to open a narrowed or blocke...