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How is the behaviour of cells lining blood vessels controlled?University of Cambridge | Dr Helle F Jorgensen
Supervised by Dr Helle Jorgensen, a PhD student is studying what influences vascular smooth muscle cell behaviour in disease. Vascular smooth muscle cells within the wall of blood vessels change their behaviour in disease in response to...
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Studying a ‘radical’ enzyme linked to high blood pressureUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Rhian Touyz
This programme of research examines how an enzyme, Nox5, contributes to high blood pressure through the production of free radicals. High free radical levels may be due to increased production or to reduced antioxidants in cells. Although ...
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Finding a weakness in how bacteria grow on medical devices, to prevent infectionUniversity of York | Dr Michael Plevin
Advances in research and technology have led to the development of a wide range of medical devices used to treat heart disease. Devices like pacemakers, prosthetic heart valves and stents may be placed inside patients’ bodies for year...
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A new technique for tracking the blood enzyme haem oxygenase 1Imperial College London | Dr Joseph Boyle
Haem is an important molecule in our blood that carries oxygen and gives blood its red colour. The amount of haem in the body is maintained by an enzyme called haem oxygenase 1 (HO-1). HO-1 breaks down bruises by converting the blood into h...
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Testing a new drug to treat broken heart syndromeUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Dana Dawson
Supervised by Dr Dana Dawson, this PhD student is investigating a new way to treat a disorder called acute stress-induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy, also known as ‘broken heart’ disease. In broken heart syndrome, stressful situations t...
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Action now could avoid up to 11,000 CVD deaths a year by 2035
We're calling for a heart disease action plan to reduce death and disability from cardiovascular disease.
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Why do some people with pulmonary hypertension not respond to drugs?Imperial College London | Dr Christopher Rhodes
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Christopher Rhodes is looking for ways to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a serious condition where people have high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. Current treatme...
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Treatments for coronary heart disease
Get our quick guide to treatments for coronary heart and circulatory disease like angioplasty and bypass surgery, what they involve and how long they last.
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Using a ‘pulmonary-artery-on-a-chip’ to test treatments for PAHImperial College London | Dr Beata J Wojciak Stothard
In pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), narrowing of small arteries in the lung severely restricts oxygen supply to the body. Dr Wojciak-Stothard and her team have identified that a molecule called Arf6 is activated in blood vessel cell...
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Heart attack treatment - RITA-3
The BHF-funded RITA3 trial aimed to find out the best way of treating patients with a suspected partial blockage in blood flow to their heart.