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Can allopurinol help people with high blood pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy?University of Dundee | Professor Jacob George
A team from the University of Dundee will conduct a clinical trial in patients with high blood pressure, looking particularly at thickening of the heart muscle (left ventricular hypertrophy). Although high blood pressure can be controlled w...
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Number of Northern Ireland heart patients waiting over six months for surgery increases 30-fold
Thirty times more people are waiting over six months for cardiac surgery than a year ago, according to analysis by British Heart Foundation Northern Ireland.
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10 easy recipes with frozen fruit and vegetables
We’ve rounded up 10 of the best heart-healthy recipes that use frozen vegetables or fruit – perfect for keeping costs down or for when you’re low on fresh ingredients.
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Coping with depression when you have a heart or circulatory condition
Help and advice if you're feeling depressed after a heart attack or heart surgery, or if you have been told you have a heart or circulatory condition.
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What's it like being a counsellor for families with an inherited heart condition?
When faced with a life-changing diagnosis, families with inherited heart conditions are in need of support. Dr Liz Ormondroyd tells us what it’s like being a genetic counsellor and what she’s learned along the way.
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Using MRI scans to guide the best treatment in people with heart failure.King's College London | Dr Amedeo Chiribiri
Over half a million people in the UK have been diagnosed with heart failure. This is when the heart is weakened and unable to pump the blood around the body properly. It can cause debilitating symptoms like breathlessness, and occurs when t...
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Joint funding with the British Israel Research Academic Exchange
The BHF and British Israel Research Academic Exchange (BIRAX) have co-funded research to develop new ways to regenerate damaged heart tissue
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Medication side effects: how to deal with them
Our Senior Cardiac Nurse shares expert tips for adjusting to new medications.
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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...
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Why do some people with pulmonary hypertension not respond to drugs?Imperial College London | Dr Christopher Rhodes
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Christopher Rhodes is looking for ways to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a serious condition where people have high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. Current treatme...