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King's College London | Dr Karen Liu

Recent technological advances have made it possible to identify changes in our DNA which can cause congenital heart disease. But this still doesn’t always mean we know what the affected genes do during heart development. Dr Karen Liu has ...

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University of Oxford | Dr Paolo Tammaro

Calcium-activated chloride channels (CaCCs) are one of a family of important molecules called ion channels, which are present on the surface of all cells. They are involved in several physiological processes, including the expansion and con...

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University of Leeds | Professor Derek S Steele

During heart failure, changes in the heart reduce its ability to pump blood efficiently to the brain and body. One important change during heart failure is disruption to a critical process called calcium signalling. Calcium plays an importa...

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University of Birmingham | Dr Daniele Vigolo

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a life-threatening and debilitating condition where blood clots form within the deep veins, often in the leg. These clots can become unstable and cause fatal conditions such as pulmonary embolism. It’s currentl...

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University of Birmingham | Professor Dr Paulus Kirchhof

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia), sending the top chambers of the heart (the atria) into spasm. AF is dangerous because it significantly increases the likelihood of stroke, so finding e...

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University of Leeds | Professor Robert Ariens

Coronary heart disease claims thousands of lives each year in the UK. The coronary arteries of people with the disease have been damaged by the build-up of ‘fatty plaques’ in the vessel wall, which can eventually rupture to cause a blood cl...