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Developing a heart research tool using fruit fliesUniversity of Sussex | Dr Jeremy Niven
Supervised by Dr Jeremy Niven, a PhD student is studying heart cells from fruit flies to explore its use as a model for heart and circulatory disease research. Despite their obvious stark differences, fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaste...
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Nicholas Mills
Nicholas Mills is the BHF Professor of Cardiology at the Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh.
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Can a novel ‘immunotoxin’ prevent transplant rejection in heart failure?King's College London | Dr Wilson Wong
Although heart transplants are a highly effective option for the treatment of people with heart failure, organ rejection remains a significant hurdle. This is especially the case with chronic rejection, which can occur several months or yea...
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Why do blood vessels age prematurely in people with COPD?Imperial College London | Dr Koralia Paschalaki
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common lung disease mainly affecting older adults who smoke. Heart and circulatory disease is the main cause of death in people with COPD. The two conditions frequently occur together yet th...
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Can we better predict sudden cardiac death risk from an ECG?University College London | Professor Pier Lambiase
Internal cardiac defibrillators can prevent dangerous heart rhythms by delivering a shock to the heart to restart normal pacing. However, it is difficult to accurately predict which patients will develop a lethal heart rhythm and should rec...
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High blood pressure - TIME
It was previously thought that blood pressure lowering medication might be more effective if taken at night-time. The TIME trial tested whether morning or night-time dosing makes a difference.
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Do anti-epileptic drugs prevent sudden cardiac death in people with CPVT?University of Oxford | Dr Charalampos Sigalas
CPVT1 is a rare inherited disease that affects children and young adults. It causes disturbances to the heart rhythm (arrhythmias) and can lead to sudden cardiac death. CPVT1 is caused by a genetic mutation of a protein called ryanodine re...
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Tetherin: an important platelet surface protein in cardiovascular disease?University of Bristol | Professor Stuart Mundell
One of the main contributors to coronary heart disease is thrombosis - a serious condition that can develop when a blood vessel becomes damaged and small blood cells called platelets stick to the damaged area, forming a clot inside the bloo...
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Can magnetic resonance imaging identify leaky heart valves that require surgery?University of Birmingham | Dr Richard Steeds
People who have a severely leaking mitral valve – the heart valve between the left atrium and left ventricle - may not experience any symptoms for a long time, despite the fact that the main pumping chamber of the heart, the left ventricle,...
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Are histone proteins involved in heart complications in sepsis?University of Liverpool | Dr Guozheng Wang
Sepsis and septic shock are the main cause of death in patients in intensive care. Patients with sepsis, a widespread infection, often die because their blood pressure and heart function drop significantly, and they can’t supply enough bloo...