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Investigating the immune system’s response to a heart attackUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Dimitrios Tsiantoulas
Our immune system plays a critical role in the health and disease of our heart and circulatory system, though researchers believe there is much more to this crucial relationship than we currently understand. For instance, we know little abo...
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Facts and figures
We collect the most comprehensive statistics on the effects, prevention, treatment, costs and causes of cardiovascular disease in the UK.
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Developing 3D MRI for a better image of the heart and vesselsKing's College London | Professor Sven Plein
Heart patients commonly need to undergo imaging of their heart and vessels to identify what is wrong or to understand the extent of any damage (for example, after a heart attack). The benefit of MRI compared with some other tests is that it...
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London to Brighton Bike Ride 2021 cancelled
We have cancelled the London to Brighton Bike Ride (L2B) for 2021 due to the high-risk of having to call it off at the last-minute due to the coronavirus pandemic. We’re encouraging all would-be L2B cyclists to support us in 2021 by taking on our virtual cycling challenge, MyCycle, or the London to Brighton Off-Road Bike Ride.
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Understanding artery health and ageing – part of the Whitehall II studyUniversity College London | Professor Eric Brunner
In 1985 a major research study was launched, with the ambition of investigating the causes of social inequalities in health. The study, called Whitehall II, recruited 10,308 London civil servants aged 35- 55 and has followed them up with re...
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BHF responds to improved ambulance waiting times for heart attacks and strokes
Average ambulance response times for heart attacks and strokes were an hour faster in January than the previous month, new NHS England figures reveal.
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Stopping the heart from changing shape and size after damageUniversity of Leeds | Dr Neil Turner
Leeds researchers are uncovering how cardiac fibroblast cells, the cells that help form the structural scaffold of the heart, alter the size and shape of the heart during disease. The heart is made up of several different types of cells. ...
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Finding a new target to prevent the formation of dangerous blood clotsUniversity of Hull | Professor Khalid Naseem
Anti-platelet drugs are prescribed to many thousands of people in the UK with coronary heart disease, angina, heart failure or heart valve disease. They interfere with small blood cells called platelets, which help the blood to clot, reduci...
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Can Sulf1 and Sulf2 help to repair a damaged heart?Royal Veterinary College, University of London | Professor Gurtej K Dhoot
Professor Gurtej Dhoot is working out how two enzymes called Sulf1 and Sulf2 are involved in forming new blood vessels to repair damaged heart muscle. The heart pumps blood containing oxygen and nutrients around the body but also needs i...
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Learning about cell growth in the developing and adult heartUniversity of Oxford | Professor Shoumo Bhattacharya
Scientists understand that a complex network of molecules keep the heart and circulatory system functioning normally. Often it is damage to these networks that causes disease. Clues to how they work come from studying development in the emb...