Tag: BHF

First-of-its-kind algorithm helping to identify hidden heart condition

Stuart Mitchell

Nearly 2,000 people have taken part in a groundbreaking trial the BHF are funding that aims to help doctors identify more people at risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF). The trial is investigating an algorithm called FIND-AF – which was developed using machine learning – that looks for red flags in people’s GP records that suggest they’re at risk of developing AF in the next six months. People identified by the algorithm are then offered further testing to confirm a diagnosis of AF.  The team hope the West Yorkshire pilot…

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BHF urges streamers to join lifesaving CPR campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Twitch streamers can help to save lives from cardiac arrest by getting involved in our BHF CPR campaign with media agency PHD.  Each week in the UK, 12 under 35-year-olds lose their lives to sudden cardiac death. However, early CPR and defibrillation can more than double the chance of survival from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.  Together with PHD, we are asking for the help of UK gamers on streaming service Twitch to raise awareness of the vital skill of CPR.  Streamers can use breaks in play to help save lives…

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Young football fans lost to sudden cardiac death remembered in murals unveiled across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Twelve powerful murals have been unveiled to highlight the tragic reality that 12 young people under the age of 35 are lost every week to sudden cardiac death in the UK. In time with June’s UEFA Euro 2024 kick-off, each painting commemorates a talented young footballer or fan who died too soon. Several of the artworks feature the emotive message ‘Til I Died’. At a time when the nation is looking forward to celebrating this iconic sporting event, it is yet another reminder of their loss for the families coming…

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BHF becomes a funding charity partner of Our Future Health

Stuart Mitchell

The British Heart Foundation are delighted to become a funding charity partner in Our Future Health, a leading health research programme.   Despite advances in healthcare and medicine, large numbers of people in the UK still spend many years of their later life in poor health because of common diseases and health conditions such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes and stroke.  Our Future Health helps health researchers to tackle these major diseases. Using data, Our Future Health aims to develop new ways to detect diseases at an earlier…

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BHF awards £35 million funding to top UK universities

Stuart Mitchell

Nine leading universities will benefit from a record £35 million funding injection from us that will help to strengthen world-leading cardiovascular disease research in the UK.  The funding, through the BHF Research Excellence Awards scheme, will support universities to cultivate world-class research environments that encourage collaboration, inclusion and innovation, and enable visionary scientists to drive lifesaving breakthroughs.   After years of disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic and uncertainty over the UK’s association with the Horizon funding programme, the awards give UK cardiovascular disease research a much-needed boost. The funding will enable…

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