Search
There are 6604 result(s) for Angina and living life to the full
-
Making the most of phone and video appointments
Your next medical appointment may be over phone or video chat. Our cardiac nurses explain how to make the most of your appointment.
-
RESEARCH
Following the TRAIL to pulmonary arterial hypertensionUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Allan Lawrie
In this Senior Fellowship, Dr Lawrie, based at the University of Sheffield, will investigate the role of two proteins TRAIL and OPG in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare but devastating condition where high blood pressure in the ...
-
Embedding culture change to enable care and support planning
The culture change required to adopt care and support planning is a long-term commitment and requires a holistic understanding of patient care and partnership working.
-
RESEARCH
The link between amyloid plaques and atherosclerosisLancaster University | Professor David Middleton
Atherosclerosis is a potentially fatal condition in which the arteries supplying the heart become clogged by fatty plaques, causing coronary heart disease. High blood levels of LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol increase the risk of coronary heart dise...
-
RESEARCH
Making the heart sensitive to insulin, to treat heart failureUniversity of Dundee | Dr Li Kang
Insulin is an important hormone that helps control blood sugar (glucose) levels. Many people with heart failure have some level of ‘insulin resistance’, which stops them metabolising glucose efficiently. Heart cells rely on energy from gluc...
-
RESEARCH
The athlete’s paradox, insulin resistance and diabetesUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Dana Dawson
Dr Dana Dawson and her team at the University of Aberdeen are investigating the ‘athlete’s paradox’: why both obese people with diabetes and trained athletes have higher levels of lipids (fat) in their muscles, but with differing impacts on...
-
RESEARCH
The role of inflammation in atherosclerosis, the brain and vascular dementiaUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Sheila Francis
Sheffield researchers will investigate if the vascular changes seen in the brain caused by atherosclerosis are similar to those found in vascular dementia, and if new treatments could help with both. Atherosclerosis refers to the build-u...
-
How to deal with depression
It's normal to feel low sometimes, but if depression is interfering with your life, help is available. Read about the treatments that could help you deal with depression
-
Stopping life-threatening problems in people with Marfan syndrome
Some people with Marfan syndrome have weak blood vessels which are at risk of bursting. This can be fatal. We’ve been funding research to stop this.
-
Research offers hope of new treatment for life-threatening aneurysms
A protein involved in the development of blood vessels in the womb could provide a promising target for new drugs to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), according to research funded by us published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.