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A new MRI technique detecting dangerous fatty plaques that could cause strokeUniversity of Oxford | Professor Robin P Choudhury
Dr Luca Biasiolli is developing a new imaging tool to help doctors detect plaques in the carotid artery supplying blood to the brain that are most likely to rupture, leading to a stroke. Modern imaging techniques such as magnetic resonan...
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How does a molecule called ATP prevent dangerous calcium build up in blood vessels?Royal Veterinary College, University of London | Dr Isabel Orriss
Dr Isabel Orriss is studying a process called calcification, when bone-like deposits of a mineral called calcium phosphate build up in the arteries, heart valves and heart muscle tissue. Calcification often occurs in people with diabet...
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Research Grant Awards 2012/2013Information Sheet, 22 pages
Information about the cardiovascular research we funded in the year 2012/2013.
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Research Grant Awards 2011/2012Information Sheet, 26 pages
Information abut the cardiovascular research we funded in the year 2011/2012.
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Improving heart repair after a heart attackNewcastle University | Professor Helen M Arthur
A heart attack happens when there is a blockage in one of the coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart. It’s vital to quickly restore blood flow to limit the damage this causes, but doing so can itself sometimes cause further damag...
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Finding out how diabetes affects our blood vesselsUniversity of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora
Professor Kim Dora and colleagues from the University of Oxford are interested in how positively charged calcium atoms, known as calcium ions, affect blood vessel narrowing. The level of calcium ions in cells lining the blood vessels co...
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What do bright spots in pregnancy scans tell us about children’s hearts?Cardiff University | Dr Lisa Hurt
Each day in the UK, 12 babies are diagnosed with a heart defect that occurs as the baby develops in the womb. Pregnant women have an ultrasound scan when they are about 20 weeks pregnant, and nearly half of all serious heart defects are det...
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Can we better predict who will benefit from treatments for heart disease?University of Oxford | Professor Dr Jemma Hopewell
Currently we can reduce the risk of people dying from heart disease by reducing blood cholesterol levels using drugs such as statins, controlling blood pressure and diabetes, and encouraging people to stop smoking. We can use several approa...
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A microscope that can visualise heart development in real timeUniversity College London | Professor Peter Scambler
The BHF is helping researchers at University College London provide world-leading facilities for heart research by contributing £80,000 towards a new state-of-the-art microscope. Researchers use high quality microscopes to visualise cell...
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Finding ways of testing new drugs for pulmonary hypertensionImperial College London | Professor Lan Zhao
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries carrying blood to the lungs, causing damage to the right side of the heart and heart failure. It is caused by an overgrowth of cells in the blood vessel...