British Heart Foundation partners with the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race
14 March 2024
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is the official charity partner for The Gemini Boat Race, which is taking place on 30 March 2024
Heart attack risk decreased in new mothers by self-monitoring blood pressure at home
13 November 2023
CCRF CVM Department General Publication Research
Self-monitoring blood pressure after giving birth could help to cut new mothers’ risk of future heart disease and strokes, according to new research by Oxford researchers.
Exercise in young adults with high blood pressure alters blood vessel structure in the brain
10 February 2023
CCRF CVM Department General Publication Research
Exercise changes internal carotid artery size, even when blood pressure is not lowered.
Critical six-week window to ‘reset’ blood pressure after giving birth
28 June 2021
CCRF CVM Department General Publication Research
Home blood pressure monitors could help mothers significantly lower high blood pressure after pregnancy
CCRF partners with British Society of Echocardiography
4 September 2020
The partnership will produce the first ever British Society of Echocardiography National review of Stress Echocardiography Practice (BSE N-STEP).
CCRF Autumn Research Seminar
17 October 2019
Takes place Wednesday 30 October 12.30 pm, lunch provided.
Managing blood pressure after pre-eclampsia
30 September 2019
CCRF CVM Department General Research
How a smartphone app can help reduce the risk for high blood pressure in women who had pre-eclampsia during pregnancy.
Using AI to diagnose heart disease
19 October 2018
CCRF Department General Research
Research fostered at RDM has increased the accuracy of echocardiogram interpretations, pinpointing many more people at risk of heart disease.
Lifestyle factors linked to brain health of young adults
10 September 2018
CCRF CVM Department General OCMR Publication
Researchers from our Department led by Prof Paul Leeson, in collaboration with researchers from Canada and the Universities of Bristol and London, have used advanced magnetic resonance imaging to investigate whether factors such as blood pressure, fitness, smoking and alcohol intake during young adult life are associated with changes in the blood vessels inside the brain.
Dr Adam Lewandowski awarded BHF Intermediate Basic Science Fellowship
3 April 2018
Congratulations to Dr Adam Lewandowski, who has secured a five-year British Heart Foundation Intermediate Basic Science Fellowship to study the impact of premature birth on the heart.