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Studying the role of microRNAs in hypertrophic cardiomyopathyKing's College London | Dr Seda Eminaga
A common cause of sudden cardiac arrest in young people is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM occurs when cells in the heart muscle increase in size. Eventually they can cause the walls of the two cavities in the heart – known as the ve...
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BHF pays tribute to Professor Peter Sleight
The British Heart Foundation today paid tribute to former BHF Chairholder, Professor Peter Sleight, who sadly died on 7th October 2020.
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Reimagining Help – supporting people with long term health conditions
The Reimagining Help Guide aims to diversify sources of help outside of hospital, with the aim of enabling people with long term health conditions to take control and ensure they live well.
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Investigating how the blood vessel lining copes with high blood pressureUniversity of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora
The inner lining cells of the blood vessel, called endothelial cells, acts as a barrier that controls the movement of fluid (including water) and other molecules from the blood and across the vessel wall. To maintain blood pressure and flow...
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Preventing stroke damage by mimicking the body’s own anti-clot drugsUniversity of Manchester | Professor Stuart M Allan
Stroke is a devastating condition which occurs when blood supply to the brain is limited. It can occur when a clot blocks the brains blood supply and is made worse by inflammation of the blood vessels in the brain. Von Willebrand Factor (v...
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Using stem cells to mend broken heartsImperial College London | Professor Sian Harding
The main goal of the Centre based at Imperial College London is to grow new, beating heart muscle to graft on to damaged hearts, helping them beat more strongly again. It’s an ambitious goal which involves cooperation between scientists at ...
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Untangling the network of signals that controls angiogenesisUniversity of East Anglia | Dr Stephen Robinson
The growth of new blood vessels is called angiogenesis. It is an essential process for establishing a blood supply in any tissue that has been damaged by disease. Researchers are striving to find a way to help our hearts repair themselves a...
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Could night-time dialysis protect the heart in people with kidney failure?University of Leicester | Dr Matthew Graham-Brown
This Leicester team is testing whether slowing down kidney dialysis reduces damage to patients’ hearts. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people with kidney failure on dialysis. To stay alive, patients on dialysis have thei...
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Finding ways to turn bad fat goodUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Michael Symonds
Healthy people have an optimal amount of body fat which is made up of white (considered to be ‘bad’ when present in excess) and beige (thought to be ‘good’) fat cells. Some of these fat cells are located around certain parts of the heart an...
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Testing potential drugs to halt heart scarringQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Philip Eaton
The build-up of scar tissue in the heart in response to injury such as a heart attack - a process called fibrosis - is a contributing factor to heart failure. During this process, some heart muscle cells change their identity and become fi...