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Countering the early stages of atherosclerosis in diabetesUniversity of Leeds | Dr Richard Cubbon
Patients with diabetes (high blood sugar) often develop furring of their blood vessels called atherosclerosis, which leads to problems like heart attack and stroke. The earliest stage of atherosclerosis is thought to be caused by poor funct...
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A new approach to treating pulmonary arterial hypertensionUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) involves overactive cell growth in blood vessel walls which reduces the space for blood flow in the lungs. PAH symptoms include breathlessness and chest pain. The signs worsen as lung blood pressure inc...
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Controlling inflammation that arises in atherosclerosis and after a stentHeriot Watt University, Edinburgh | Professor Stephen Yarwood
Dr Stephen Yarwood is studying ways to combat chronic inflammation, a key part of heart and circulatory disease. In conditions like atherosclerosis, when blood vessels narrow with fatty plaques, chronic inflammation causes excessive leakine...
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Potential link between blood pressure drug and lung cancer, study suggests
A drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure could be linked to an increased risk of lung cancer, according to a new BMJ study.
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Using PET scans to better understand heart scarringUniversity of Edinburgh | Dr Adriana Tavares
Researchers in Edinburgh will develop a new way to visualise cardiac scar formation, to help us to understand new ways to prevent heart failure after a heart attack. After a heart attack, scar tissue can develop in the heart. This contrib...
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Angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs) and what they do
Angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs) are medicines used to treat high blood pressure, a heart attack, heart failure and kidney disease. Find out how they work, types of ARB medicines and potential side effects.
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Do statins make you tired and can they affect your sleep?
Professor Peter Sever explores the link between statins and fatigue and explains why research suggests that statins do not cause insomnia in most people.
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Heart waiting lists at the highest level on record in Scotland
The number of people on cardiology waiting lists is at the highest level on record in Scotland, according to our analysis.
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Understanding how the protein CD55 affects atherosclerosis developmentCardiff University | Dr Timothy Hughes
Coronary heart disease is caused by a process called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis occurs when fatty plaques build up inside artery walls. If the plaque ruptures and causes a blood clot in arteries supplying the heart or brain, a heart a...
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How dying platelets help clots to formUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Matthew Harper
Dr Matthew Harper and his team at the University of Cambridge are studying how platelets release a molecule called HMGB1, which promotes blood clotting. Platelets are small blood cells that clump together to form clots and prevent excessi...