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Dilated cardiomyopathy: improving care and seeking a cure
Dilated cardiomyopathy means that your heart can’t pump blood around your body properly. There is no cure, and although it can be treated using common heart medications, there are no treatments specifically for the condition. We’ve been funding research to change this.
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Evaluating the success of transcatheter aortic valve implantationUniversity of Edinburgh | Dr Marc Dweck
Every year in the UK, thousands of people undergo life-saving surgery to replace a diseased aortic valve. The aortic valve sits at the exit of the heart, allowing fresh blood to flow to the rest of the body while stopping it leaking back in...
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Study finds that statins do not cause the majority of side effects listed in package leaflets
Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, according to the most comprehensive review of side effects
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Volunteers needed for our famous London to Brighton Bike Ride
Are you from London or Brighton or their surrounding areas? We are looking for volunteers from the London and Brighton areas to help the running of our iconic London to Brighton Bike Ride on 16th June 2024.
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New test could lead to more accurate diagnosis of heart failure
A new blood test for better diagnosis of heart failure at a far earlier stage will be proposed in research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference in Manchester today.
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How do heart muscle proteins change shape when the heart beats?University of Bristol | Dr Danielle Paul
Proteins that make up heart muscle are arranged into structures called filaments. There are two types of filament: thick and thin. A protein called troponin is one of the main components of the thin filament and acts like a switch that turn...
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Neck scan predicts cognitive decline decade in advance
A five minute scan of blood vessels in the neck during mid-life predicts cognitive decline ten years before symptoms appear.
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Understanding how genetic alterations lead to hypertrophic cardiomyopathyUniversity of Leeds | Professor Michelle Peckham
Professor Michelle Peckham and her team at the University of Leeds are looking at how changes in genes cause a common inherited heart disease called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM. HCM is the most common reason for sudden death in a...
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New approaches to treat pulmonary arterial hypertensionUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Nicholas Morrell
BHF Professor Nick Morrell at the University of Cambridge has been awarded a grant to discover if increasing levels of bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2 (BMPR2), could be a new way to treat Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Th...
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Research excellence at the University of EdinburghUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor John J Mullins
In 2008 the BHF began a £34 million investment strategy to support four top UK universities as BHF Centres of Research Excellence, aiming to secure the UK’s future as a world-leading force in heart research. One of these institutions was th...