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Number of people with stroke-inducing heart condition at all-time high
The number of people living with atrial fibrillation – a dangerous heart rhythm condition and a major cause of stroke – has increased by 72 per cent in England over the last two decades, according to research we've funded.
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Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub honoured with BHF red plaque
Globally-renowned surgeon and former British Heart Foundation Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub has been honoured with a red plaque from the BHF at Harefield Hospital
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Simple neck scan could detect men at risk of heart failure
A simple neck scan can identify men with double the risk of heart failure, according to research part-funded by us and led by University College London.
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Four BHF research projects that might surprise you
In terms of what the British Heart Foundation funds, the clue is in the name, but there’s more to us than just the heart. Our research delves into all sorts of diseases. Here are a few new projects we’re excited to watch unfold.
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Are athletes healthy?
Professor Sanjay Sharma uses his funding from the BHF to help answer big questions about the heart health of athletes.
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Our Executive Group
Meet the British Heart Foundation's Chief Executive - along with the the rest of the British Heart Foundation's Executive Group members.
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RESEARCH
Can telling the body to clear inflammation prevent atherosclerosis?University of Aberdeen | Dr Dawn Thompson
The development of ‘fatty plaques’ in the blood vessels involves chronic inflammation. Some research efforts to treat plaques or prevent them growing are focusing on this inflammation. However, treatments that dampen down inflammation run ...
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Statins – your questions answered
Professor Darrel Francis, a professor of cardiology, answers common queries including: are statins safe, are there side effects, what’s a low-dose statin, and can you drink alcohol on statins?
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RESEARCH
A new high-tech heart scan can improve treatments for people with heart diseasesImperial College London | Professor Dudley Pennell
In healthy hearts, the muscle cells are long and thin, and are tightly packed with their neighbours in an ordered pattern. This means that water molecules can travel more easily along the cells than across them. Professor Pennell and his te...
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RESEARCH
£1 million towards the creation of a Big Data InstituteUniversity of Oxford | Professor Sir Rory E Collins
The University of Oxford is establishing a new Big Data Institute (BDI for short) to help analyse large and complex sets of results that are being generated from scientific research, including research into the heart and circulatory system....