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New research to study benefits of personalised pacemaker programming
Researchers funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Leeds will investigate how people living with heart failure can benefit from personalised pacemaker programming.
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Drug cabinet: Calcium channel blockers
These medicines are commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure and angina. An expert answers some common questions.
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Understanding pulmonary hypertension and discovering new treatments
Our research has increased the survival and quality of life of people leaving with pulmonary hypertension.
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In the mind: the brain and blood pressure controlUniversity of Bristol | Professor Julian Paton
Millions of people in the UK are diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension) which significantly increases a person’s risk of developing heart disease. Medicines are available to treat it but can be ineffective in up to half of patien...
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Hope for first drug treatment for life-threatening aneurysms
The first drug treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms could be on the horizon after research we part funded found that cholesterol lowering drugs might help to slow their growth.
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The Government can’t afford to put the brakes on anti-obesity policies
Obesity poses a grave threat to our national health and wealth. As one in four adults lives with obesity we know that millions of people are at increased risk of heart and circulatory diseases right now, and that comes with an estimated annual cost to the economy of £58bn.
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Teaching the heart to repair itselfUniversity of Oxford | Professor Paul Riley
The £2.5m Oxford-led Centre for Mending Broken Hearts involves a strong partnership with fellow world-leading experts at the University of Cambridge, and also has links with the University of Bristol. The Oxbridge Centre will be headed by B...
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Understanding the damage diabetes causes to the bone marrowUniversity of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu
People with diabetes have a higher chance of developing heart failure, dementia, and suffering heart attacks and strokes, compared to people without diabetes. The exact reasons for this are unknown, but researchers know that circulatory pro...
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First aid skills shortage in the UK
Three of the UK’s largest charities are seeking public support for first aid to become a compulsory part of the school curriculum, following new research which shows more than nine in ten adults (95%) would not be able to save lives in first aid emergencies.
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The Y chromosome and heart diseaseUniversity of Manchester | Professor Maciej Tomaszewski
Professor Maciej Tomaszewski and his team at the University of Manchester are working out why men are more likely to develop heart disease, particularly whether this is because they have inherited genes that predispose them to heart disease...