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week</category><category>warm</category><category>waving</category><category>weight</category><category>weight watchers</category><category>wellbeing</category><category>what does blood pressure mean</category><category>windsurfing</category><category>women</category><category>women and heart disease</category><category>working</category><category>working lunch</category><category>workplace health</category><category>yngling</category><title>The Official British Heart Foundation Blog</title><description>The British Heart Foundation is the UK nation&#39;s heart charity.&#xa;&#xa;Our vision is of a world in which people do not die prematurely of heart disease.&#xa;&#xa;We&#39;ll achieve this through pioneering research, vital prevention activity and ensuring quality care and support for everyone living with heart disease.</description><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>490</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-1096479567579472002</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-07-27T17:23:54.601+01:00</atom:updated><title>BHF blog update: goodbye</title><atom:summary type="text">Hi blog readers,    I thought it would be good to update you all on our future plans for blogging as we haven&#39;t updated our blog for awhile.  We have been using Blogger for many years and we have had some great posts - most notably our London to Brighton Bike Ride updates from 2010 and our live chats with BHF experts.  However, as we began to think about what blogging meant to us and how we can </atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/07/bhf-blog-update-goodbye.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-42422357536470948</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-03-09T11:18:40.860+00:00</atom:updated><title>Today&#39;s tobacco plan is a victory for public health</title><atom:summary type="text">Today is No Smoking Day and the Coalition Government has announced details of its new Tobacco Control Plan. We&#39;re really pleased to see the plan includes a range of measures which will help protect people from the dangers of smoking.Today&#39;s announcement includes:  Implementing important legislation that will stop tobacco being displayed in large shops in England from April next year, and all </atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/03/todays-tobacco-plan-is-victory-for.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMokq5CnOMIZJP6nez0cSP2Wn8qm4NdU0f7J_CO2qHpHuftHSKoyQibfCZOqNQM5tTkQtx9t3ofOkw_X50q4KiPigiXjS1OZW0_sMqCjs48BhmorZHPnk3Jys4zupk7lAf7JETVTUQipJw/s72-c/ashtray_thumbnail.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-988019523577762014</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T18:20:18.199+00:00</atom:updated><title>The &quot;live&quot; chat is now closed</title><atom:summary type="text">Thank you to all of you who have asked us questions about our Mending Broken Hearts Appeal.The live chat is now closed. Sorry to all of those questions that we couldn&#39;t answer, we will start to answer these individually in the coming week. Thanks again for all your support.</atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/live-chat-is-now-closed.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWE135_lW20tkvnEhXzzxAC7pt-XWYEpIY0lU0TTsQh2DuXe9vZLmBhyphenhyphenl0_Je1NFjchmNb5zFdb2LPGBAAp2je7LQ_dtqf677lHFoQInELAv4SMpV5MwQMvP44aXHqaCAl1_0HcGfyJrWk/s72-c/MBH+banner.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-5037643402801087823</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T18:03:43.457+00:00</atom:updated><title>My teenager will need another aortic valve replacement in few years time. Could stem cells work on repairing valves</title><atom:summary type="text">Thanks for your question. Many scientists hope that stem cell research will have benefits for heart valve problems.However, at the current state of play it’s more likely that they’ll be used to grow more durable replacement valves in the lab, rather than using stem cells to repair our own damaged or abnormal valves.So, surgical valve replacement is likely to be here for some time. </atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-teenager-will-need-another-aortic.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-4976042982021173900</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T17:59:07.070+00:00</atom:updated><title>Is the woman in your advert a real person who has heart failure?</title><atom:summary type="text">Hello, thanks for your question.The woman in our advertising is an actress, but the story she’s depicting is very real. It’s based on a lady called Joanne Ward. You can read her real story on our website.Joanne helped us develop the adverts and we’re incredibly grateful to her for giving her time and sharing her story to help us launch the Appeal.Joanne is a Facebook fan of the BHF, so if she </atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/is-woman-in-your-advert-real-person-who.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-1676480903622760359</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T17:54:53.914+00:00</atom:updated><title>Bruce asks us whether we will be holding any clinical trials in Scotland</title><atom:summary type="text">Hi Bruce, thanks for your question.There are centres in Scotland – including Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and Edinburgh - that are very active in heart failure research.If you have heart failure yourself, your cardiologist is best placed to advise you about any trials that you might be eligible for now or in the future.Hope that helps, best wishes and thanks for taking part in our live chat. </atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/bruce-asks-us-whether-we-will-be.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-8465542945309393346</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T17:49:50.876+00:00</atom:updated><title>Darren asks us whether our Mending Broken Hearts Appeal research will help those with dilated cardiomyopathy</title><atom:summary type="text">Hi Darren, thanks for your question.At this stage it’s not clear if regenerative medicine research funded by the Appeal will have direct benefits for people with dilated cardiomyopathy. But it’s really too early to know for sure.However, we’re well aware of the importance of the condition. The Appeal is funding research over and above our current research spend, so please be assured that we will </atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/darren-asks-us-whether-our-mending.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-4762361045233289552</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T17:36:55.652+00:00</atom:updated><title>Sheila asks us what percentage of donations will be spent on research</title><atom:summary type="text">Hi Sheila, thank you for your question and for taking part in our live chatAll of the money we raise in the Mending Broken Hearts Appeal will be ringfenced for regenerative medicine research.It’s a 10 year research programme. We’ll be awarding research grants to the best scientists across the UK and bringing in top-class researchers from abroad. We’ll also invest in equipment and infrastructure </atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/sheila-asks-us-what-percentage-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-4301017328928493097</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T17:33:39.280+00:00</atom:updated><title>Rebecca asks is our research will mean an end to heart surgery and heart attacks</title><atom:summary type="text">Hi Rebecca,Thanks for joining our live chat and for asking a question.The main aim of the Mending Broken Hearts Appeal is to fund research that would repair heart muscle that has been damaged by a heart attack. That damage can cause heart failure, which can be a debilitating condition and currently affects around three quarters of a million people in the UK.So, we hope that it will mean an end to</atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/rebecca-asks-is-our-research-will-mean.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-3233223636070630727</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T17:19:47.995+00:00</atom:updated><title>Charlie asks us about his irregular heart beat</title><atom:summary type="text">Hi Charlie,Thanks for asking us your question.It’s difficult for us to give you a full answer without the details.But having a low pulse and irregular heart beat at your age doesn’t necessarily mean there’s anything wrong with your heart.If you’re really worried you should talk to someone in your family, or ask your parents to speak to your doctor.Best wishes and thanks again</atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/charlie-asks-us-about-his-irregular.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-2437059595602175514</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T17:14:01.102+00:00</atom:updated><title>Russ asks us about technology that strips cells from donor tissues</title><atom:summary type="text">Hi Russ,Thanks for your question, a very interesting one.Yes, that may be a possibility. This technique is already been done with rat hearts and this line of investigation is being pursued in some labs around the world.Other scientists are looking at ways of creating ‘patches’ of human heart that could be used to replace a portion of damaged heart using this approach.Thanks again for your </atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/russ-asks-us-about-technology-that.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-4278450119031463118</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T17:05:42.158+00:00</atom:updated><title>Angela asks us about Ischaemic heart disease</title><atom:summary type="text">Dear Angela,Sorry to hear you’re feeling unwell.If you are concerned about any changes to your health, you should talk your doctor. He or she will be best placed to know if you should be referred for tests on your heart.If you need further information do call our helpline on 0300 330 3311But, your first port of call should be your doctor.Thanks again and best wishes</atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/angela-asks-us-about-ischaemic-heart.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-5984447920941064862</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T16:58:41.140+00:00</atom:updated><title>Marie asks when clinical trials will start</title><atom:summary type="text">Hi Marie,Thanks for your question, hope that your husband is feeling okay after his operation.Research funded by the Mending Broken Hearts Appeal is not currently at the stage of running clinical trials. We hope that early trials will take place within the next five years.These early trials are likely to be on a small number of patients, and those that are most severely affected by heart </atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/marie-asks-when-clinical-trials-will.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-167632379803903711</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T16:50:44.272+00:00</atom:updated><title>Steve asks if the research will help those with angina</title><atom:summary type="text">Dear Steve, thanks for your question.The primary aim of the Mending Broken Hearts Appeal is to learn how to repair heart muscle once it’s become damaged after a heart attack.Angina occurs when there’s a poor blood supply to healthy heart. So, it’s the blood vessels that are the problem, not the heart muscle.However, the research funded by the Mending Broken Hearts Appeal will involve learning </atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/steve-asks-if-research-will-help-those.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-1595656290435446183</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T16:46:05.822+00:00</atom:updated><title>Jayne asks how we discovered that the zebrafish could regenerate its heart</title><atom:summary type="text">Hi Jayne,Thanks for your question.How did you discover that the zebrafish could regenerate its heart? Thanks Jayne for your supportive comments. Good question about the zebrafish! But actually it’s not just fish that can do this – other vertebrates such as some frogs and axolotls can do the trick too. In fact axolotls can even regenerate entire limbs. What we need to find out is why humans can’t </atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/jayne-asks-how-we-discovered-that.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-6491131325508251733</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T16:36:25.531+00:00</atom:updated><title>Chris asks if the Government are funding our appeal.</title><atom:summary type="text">Hi Chris,Thanks for your question.The BHF – and the Mending Broken Hearts Appeal - relies wholly on public support. But we have always worked closely with Government funded research organisations like the Medical Research Council (MRC) to ensure the best use of resources. The MRC have also made regenerative medicine a priority.We’ve already jointly funded (with the MRC) three groups around the UK</atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/chris-asks-if-government-are-funding.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-2672740863105822664</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T16:07:49.453+00:00</atom:updated><title>Gillian asks how long will it take for the research to become practical</title><atom:summary type="text">Hello Gillian, thanks for your question.The nature of research is that it tends to be a steady process. It’s rarely the ‘big bang’ breakthroughs that headlines report, more a stepwise process with each research project adding another small piece to the jigsaw.However, a decade ago we couldn’t have predicted how far we’d have come already, so we can’t predict what discoveries our scientists will </atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/gillian-asks-how-long-will-it-take-for.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-2578766859209351596</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T16:05:44.521+00:00</atom:updated><title>&quot;Live&quot; chat on Mending Broken Hearts has started</title><atom:summary type="text">Our &quot;live&quot; chat with Medical Director Professor Peter Weissberg on Mending Broken Hearts Appeal has now started!So send in your questions and keey an eye on our blog for our answers</atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/live-chat-on-mending-broken-hearts-has.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-8915972633921429507</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-02-24T10:27:13.367+00:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">BHF Live</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Live chat</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">MBH</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mending broken hearts</category><title>Live chat on our Mending Broken Hearts Appeal</title><atom:summary type="text">Join our live chat online with the BHF Medical Director Professor Peter Weissberg on Thursday 24th of February between 4pm and 6pm.  Peter will be answering your questions “live” on our BHF blog with questions coming from the our Facebook page, Twitter and email.  This is your chance to ask us about our new appeal, you could ask us about the Zebrafish and what we can learn from them.  Or perhaps </atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2011/02/live-chat-on-our-mending-broken-hearts.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/djFb8PGS34g/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-1220004593438783015</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-12-22T16:13:44.670+00:00</atom:updated><title>Kellie ask how long porcine replacement heart valves last</title><atom:summary type="text">Hi Kellie, thanks for the question. How long they last will vary from person to person, but on average 8 out of 10 tissue valves are working after 12-15 years. If this type of valve is put in a younger person who is very active, it may wear out quicker than this. However in someone who is older, the valve may last for the rest of their life. &lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false</atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2010/12/kellie-ask-how-long-porcine-replacement.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-7688130410068433469</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-12-22T15:57:18.908+00:00</atom:updated><title>Helen asks about coronary spasms</title><atom:summary type="text">&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-GB   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                     MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                                                   &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2010/12/helen-asks-about-coronary-spasms.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-6858873055773957883</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-12-22T15:34:14.756+00:00</atom:updated><title>Helen asks about cold weather and chest pains</title><atom:summary type="text">&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-GB   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                     MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                                                   &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2010/12/helen-asks-about-cold-weather-and-chest.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-7558540887904423771</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-12-22T15:18:29.204+00:00</atom:updated><title>Jayne Whittaker asks about her test results</title><atom:summary type="text">&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-GB   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                     MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                                                   &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2010/12/jayne-whittaker-asks-about-her-test.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-5421156735557084585</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-12-22T15:08:13.870+00:00</atom:updated><title>Jayne asks what cold rememdies can a patient with Cardiomyopathy and a Bivent pacemaker take?</title><atom:summary type="text">&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-GB   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                     MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                                                   &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2010/12/jayne-asks-what-cold-rememdies-can.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430131042700803800.post-1069681874069563164</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-12-22T15:00:15.550+00:00</atom:updated><title>Rachel Wylde asks about her Daughter&#39;s pulmonary stenosis and going rides</title><atom:summary type="text">Hi Rachel, this really depends on her individual condition, and also the type of ride. Many people with pulmonary stenosis will be advised not to go on roller-coasters and similar rides. Because the advice will be different from person to person, the best thing is to ask your daughters’ doctor if it’s OK for her to go on them.  With regard to swimming pools and jacuzzis, again you need to check </atom:summary><link>http://britishheartfoundation.blogspot.com/2010/12/rachel-wylde-asks-about-her-daughters.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (British Heart Foundation)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>