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Understanding how the blood vessels in our heart cope with pressureUniversity of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora
Blood flow in muscles continually changes depending on whether we are resting or active. To cope with these changes, blood vessels must adapt to meet the demands of rest and exercise. This is especially true in the heart, where vessels are ...
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Studying better ways to identify heart scar tissue causing dangerous heart rhythm disturbancesNewcastle University | Dr Ruairidh Martin
Dr Ruairidh Martin has been awarded a travel fellowship to travel to a hospital in Bordeaux, France, for one year to enhance his research and clinical training. Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a life-threatening heart rhythm disturbance...
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Heart research breakthroughs under threat from funding shortfall
We're calling on Government to commit to increased funding for cardiovascular research to safeguard the future of UK research, as our new analysis shows that cardiovascular disease research funding faces a shortfall of more than a quarter of a billion pounds between 2025 and 2035.
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Patients with kidney failure at ‘unacceptably’ high risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds
People with kidney failure are many times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than the general population and have a higher risk of dying as a result, according to research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) published today in the European Heart Journal.
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Remotely monitoring patients after a heart attack cuts hospital readmissions and improves outcomes
Remote monitoring for patients who have recently had a heart attack reduces A&E attendance and prevents readmissions to hospital, according to research funded by us.
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Mounjaro vs Wegovy: which is better for weight loss?
Do people taking the weight-loss injection Mounjaro really lose more weight than those taking Wegovy? Get the BHF verdict.
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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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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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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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Do people with heart disease have changes in the way blood vessels sense blood pressure?University of Leeds | Dr Vijayalakshmi Deivasikamani
The heart continuously pumps blood into the blood vessels, exerting a force on the walls of the blood vessels. It’s long been thought that this pressure is ‘sensed’ somehow by the specialist cells that line the vessels, and converted into s...