Search

RESEARCH

University of Bristol | Dr Emma Hart

Dr Emma Hart is supervising a PhD student who is investigating gender-related differences in high blood pressure. In the past, it was thought that men were more at risk of high blood pressure. But evidence shows that incidence of high blood...

RESEARCH

University of Leeds | Dr Marc Bailey

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a condition in which the main artery in the body balloons and eventually ruptures. There may be no warning that an aorta is about to rupture. A ruptured AAA is often fatal and the only treatment for a ball...

RESEARCH

University College London | Professor James Moon

Coronary heart disease (CHD) occurs when plaque builds up in the blood vessels that supply the heart, reducing blood flow to heart muscle. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the tests used to diagnose CHD and to assess which patient...

We talk about how your congenital heart condition may affect sex and your relationships. We cover medicines, contraception, safety and having a baby

RESEARCH

University of Birmingham | Professor Charles Ferro

People with reduced kidney function are at increased risk of heart and circulatory diseases. This risk increases as someone’s kidney function declines, and is especially high in those with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Using heart scans, ...

RESEARCH

University of Leeds | Professor Sven Plein

People with diabetes are at increased risk of developing heart failure, where the heart is unable to pump enough blood around the body. It is unknown why diabetics are prone to heart failure and which treatments can slow the progression of ...

Find out how we are committed to improving our practices to combat slavery and human trafficking.

RESEARCH

University of East Anglia | Professor Andrea E Munsterberg

Researchers are untangling the complex genetic interactions during heart cell development, to underpin stem cell treatments for heart disease. When the heart develops in the embryo, stem cells quickly change to become early heart cells, ...

We've partnered with the British Cardiovascular Society to carry out a census of the cardiac workforce in England.

RESEARCH

University of Cambridge | Dr Aiwu Zhou

Blood pressure in humans is mainly controlled by systems that produce molecules resulting in vasodilation (widening of blood vessels) or vasoconstriction (narrowing of blood vessels). Imbalances of these systems are a cause of high blood pr...