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How calcium and inflammation are involved in peripheral arterial diseaseUniversity of Cambridge | Mr. Patrick Coughlin
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) occurs when blood vessels in the legs narrow, usually due to a build-up of fatty deposits in the blood vessel wall. This restricts blood flow and can eventually lead to gangrene and loss of the limb. Curr...
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A new scan for measuring immune cells in the heartUniversity of Oxford | Dr Andrew Lewis
Immunocardiology is an area of research looking at immune cells in the heart. A group of immune cells called macrophages are thought to be particularly important, but there is currently no method for non-invasively measuring these cells in ...
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BHF pays tribute to Professor Desmond Julian
BHF pays tribute to Professor Desmond Julian, our former Medical Director and a pioneer in heart attack care.
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Growing new heart muscle to help heart attack patientsUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Sanjay Sinha
Regenerative medicine is an area of research that has the potential to revolutionise the care of patients with heart and circulatory disease, especially after life-threatening events such as a heart attack. After a heart attack, any damage ...
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Why badminton is a great way to keep you active
Playing badminton regularly can help strengthen the heart muscle and limit the risk of blood vessels clogging, reducing your risk of CHD. Find out more.
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Understanding heart development to help mend broken heartsUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Stefan Hoppler
After damage from a heart attack, the heart is unable to repair itself. Instead the damaged area turns into scar tissue, irreparably affecting the heart’s function. Understanding how heart muscle is first built in the developing embryo coul...
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Studying problems with calcium channels in the heartCardiff University | Dr Nia Thomas
Coordinated contraction of the heart muscle during each heartbeat is only achieved when calcium movement in heart cells is well controlled. Unfortunately, we now know that genetic errors in key molecules and structures of the heart that con...
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Is zinc important in ensuring the normal heartbeat?University of St Andrews | Dr Samantha Pitt
In healthy people, calcium is released from large stores in heart cells through specialised ‘gates’ called ryanodine receptors. The release of calcium into the cell causes the heart to beat strongly. But in patients with heart failure, calc...
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Uncovering the mechanisms behind pulmonary arterial hypertension, towards a cureUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Allan Lawrie
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but fatal disease. It is most common in young women, who – if untreated – have a prognosis worse than some cancers. PAH is driven by unchecked cell growth in the blood vessels in the lung. Thi...
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How does the MyBP-C protein cause cardiomyopathy?King's College London | Dr Thomas Kampourakis
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Thomas Kampourakis is studying how faulty proteins lead to cardiomyopathies, diseases of the heart muscle that can cause heart failure. When the heart beats many elements work together t...