Wednesday 11 June 2008

BHF Researches launch Help a Heart in Bristol



BHF Researchers Dr Elinor Griffiths & Dr Andy James and the rest of the team at the Bristol Heart Institute joined up with BHF Fundraisers Paul Bancroft and Lucy Culverhouse to launch the BHF Help a Heart campaign in Bristol on Monday 9th June.

Dr Andy James from the Bristol Heart Institute is supporting the campaign. He explains:

“The British Heart Foundation provides essential financial support for the work of the Bristol Heart Institute, including funding for two professors (of cardiac surgery and of the cell biology of atherosclerosis), ten research fellows, 22 PhD students and 78 distinct research projects.
The Institute is a major international centre of basic scientific and clinical research excellence committed to improving the clinical treatment and prevention of heart disease. The Institute consists of over 200 researchers and clinicians at the University of Bristol and Bristol NHS Trusts. Work at the Bristol Heart Institute is leading to improvements in cardiac surgery, in the treatment of heart failure and coronary heart disease and in the prevention of potentially dangerous disturbances in heart rhythm. Please do all you can to support the Help a Heart campaign.”


To find out more about the Help a Heart campaign or to make a donation visit bhf.org.uk/helpaheart

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