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Fatty plaques build up at bends and branches of arteries
The fatty plaques responsible for heart attack and stroke are most likely to build up at the branches and bends of blood vessels, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation and published in the journal ATVB.
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What keeps mitochondria healthy in the heart?King's College London | Professor Ajay Shah
BHF Professor Ajay Shah and his team at Kings College London are studying whether manipulating a stress pathway in the mitochondria of heart muscle cells could help treat heart disease. Mitochondria are ‘powerhouses’ within cells that gene...
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Government must go further to ensure support for research charities
The statement lacked enough reassurance for other areas of the economy, including medical research, which will also play a vital role in the nation’s economic recovery.
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Iron and cell overgrowth in pulmonary arterial hypertensionImperial College London | Dr Gregory Quinlan
Dr Gregory Quinlan and his team at Imperial College London are looking at the role of iron in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a serious condition where people have high blood pressure in the arteries of their lungs. In PAH, lung ...
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"Some days even walking up the stairs can be difficult with my atrial fibrillation"
"My heart rate went from 120 to 180 in seconds. I rubbed my hands together and tried the heart monitors again - I thought they were broken rather than something was happening with my heart,” Mike explains.
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Research to heal hearts triumphs in national science image competition
Images from BHF funded research investigating how to help heal damaged hearts have been named the winners of Reflections of Research 2021, our annual science image competition.
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First responder protein triggers heart attack-causing plaques
Changes to a protein that detects turbulent blood flow could prevent life-threatening plaques from forming, according to research the BHF part-funded.
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Is the positioning of proteins on the surface of heart cells important for atrial fibrillation?Imperial College London | Professor Julia Gorelik
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of irregular heart rhythm, when the normal synchronised contraction of the upper chambers (atria) of the heart goes awry. This can have life-threatening consequences because it increases the ...
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Pioneering project halves distance to nearest defibrillator in Wythenshawe
The average distance to the nearest defibrillator has more than halved in one area of Manchester, thanks to a groundbreaking new project.
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New risk calculator could lead to more successful heart operations
Patients could receive a greater benefit from open heart surgery thanks to a new computer model aimed at helping surgeons to better calculate risk and decide whether it’s safe to operate.