British Heart Foundation
Blood vessel discovery could lead to new diabetes treatments
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have successfully grown a mini version of human blood vessels from people with diabetes.
Co Antrim mother shares heartache of losing husband and sons to genetic heart conditions
The BHF CureHeart programme aims to develop the first cures for inherited muscle diseases
Retired teacher ‘waited 18 hours to be seen for heart attack’
Glynn Evans said he waited hours for an ambulance and then had to queue outside A&E.
Derry man (46) who survived two cardiac arrests puts best foot forward for heart charity in ‘one million step challenge’
Alex Magee plans to walk the equivalent distance of the length and breadth of Ireland
Mural dedicated to young north Belfast man who died suddenly
Joseph Burns collapsed at his parents’ north Belfast home in 2014
AI ‘could help GPs to predict patient’s heart failure risk’
The algorithm was trained using the patient records of more than 560,000 UK adults.
Alliance MLA Kate Nicholl donates dress worn in Belfast Mayoral portrait to charity
The donation to the British Heart Foundation is part of a recycling campaign for Earth Day on Monday.
Heart patients facing ‘unthinkable’ delays, charity warns
Calls to the British Heart Foundation’s heart helpline increased by 40% in a 12-month period.
100 wedding dresses donated to charity shop in memory of late fashion designer
Fashion designer Steven Sin spent a year designing the 100 wedding dresses but died after having a heart attack before they could be sold.
Blood test ‘could identify people at highest risk of dying from heart failure’
The study found that patients with highest levels of a specific protein were 50% more likely to die from a heart complication.