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Is oxidation of the protein TAK1 an important factor in the progression of heart failure?King's College London | Dr Joseph Burgoyne
Heart failure is a debilitating condition where the heart cannot pump blood around the body effectively. It is a leading cause of death in the UK. We need to improve our understanding of the underlying biochemistry of heart failure so we c...
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Can we prevent anti-cancer drugs damaging the heart?University of Oxford | Dr Kerstin Timm
BHF Immediate Postdoctoral Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Kerstin Timm is finding out how an anti-cancer drug called doxorubicin damages the heart, and if we can prevent this damage. Doxorubicin has significantly increased survival ra...
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Studying the effect of IL-36 on the heart’s blood vessels after a heart attackUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Neena Kalia
A heart attack occurs when an artery supplying blood to the heart becomes blocked, starving part of the heart of its blood supply. These arteries are just a few millimetres in diameter, but are large enough to be assessed by the angiogram e...
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Improving the accuracy of cardiac MRI stress tests for the diagnosis of heart failureUniversity of Leicester | Professor Gerald McCann
Heart failure is a condition where the heart cannot pump blood effectively. It makes people feel tired, breathless and develop swollen limbs and people with heart failure have a high risk of disability and death. There are several different...
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The BHF appoints new Associate Medical Director
The British Heart Foundation has today announced the appointment of Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan as a new Associate Medical Director
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Global research challenge to address women's cardiovascular health
The British Heart Foundation, alongside 11 leading research funders around the world, is inviting researchers to compete in a new research challenge to address women’s cardiovascular health.
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Understanding the role of a subtype of immune cells in reperfusion injury in the heartQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Mathieu Benoit Voisin
During a heart attack or stroke, blood supply to a part of the heart or brain is cut off, causing tissue damage. Reperfusion injury is the additional tissue damage that occurs once the blood supply is restored. Reperfusion injury is also a ...
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Slash heart attack and strokes by finding ‘missing millions’ with undiagnosed high blood pressure
Over 125,000 heart attacks and strokes could be prevented in the coming decade by finding and treating the millions of people with undiagnosed high blood pressure in the UK, alongside improving treatment for those already diagnosed with high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, according to our new analysis
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Drug discovery offers potential treatment for deadly kidney disease
Medicines used to treat angina and high blood pressure could be used to treat acute kidney injury, a potentially deadly condition, according to research we've helped to fund.
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