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Working with top Israeli researchers to harness the heart’s ability to repair itselfUniversity of Oxford | Professor Paul Riley
A heart attack can cause irreparable damage making the heart less able to pump blood around the body. This is called heart failure and it affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. In 2011 BHF Professor Paul Riley and his colleag...
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A new way of assessing heart health in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertensionUniversity College London | Dr Vivek Muthurangu
Pulmonary hypertension is a life-threatening condition in which high blood pressure develops in the blood vessels in the lungs. It is not common, but is extremely serious for those who have it - mostly women – because it can cause the heart...
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Heart Helpline - speak with a cardiac nurse
Our experienced nurses are here to help answer your questions or concerns about heart and circulatory diseases.
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The new normal: adapting to life with a heart condition
Life can change in many ways after a serious heart event or diagnosis. Here are tips from an expert and fellow readers on how to adjust to the new normal.
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Treatments for abnormal heart rhythms
Get our quick guide to pacemakers, ICDs, and ablations, which are used to treat heart rhythm problems. Find out what the treatments involve and how long they last.
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Coping with a heart event: your questions answered
BHF Professor of Psychology answers common questions about how having a heart attack or other heart event can affect people emotionally. Find out more.
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Can MRI scanning during exercise predict heart failure in people with pulmonary arterial hypertension?Imperial College London | Dr Declan O'Regan
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is caused by abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries carrying blood to the lungs, which results in damage to the right side of the heart. Symptoms include breathlessness or tiredness, and can lea...
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Predicting the success of stents and surgery in people with heart failureKing's College London | Professor Divaka Perera
Heart failure caused by narrowing of arteries in the heart is a common form of heart failure in the UK. This either leads to irreversible scarring of the heart muscle or causes the heart muscle to enter a state called myocardial hibernation...
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Having a healthier heart is associated with better problem-solving and reaction time
People with healthier heart structure and function appear to have better cognitive abilities, including increased capacity to solve logic problems and faster reaction times, according to research we part-funded.
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Studying how aquaporin-1 helps platelets inflate with water in blood clottingUniversity of Bristol | Professor Alastair Poole
Platelets are important cells in the blood that stick together and help blood to clot when you cut yourself, to stop excessive bleeding when we’re injured. However, they can also do this in the blood vessels of the heart, which can lead to ...