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Understanding how aspirin affects blood clottingQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Timothy Warner
Professor Timothy Warner at Queen Mary, University of London is investigating how best to use aspirin to protect against heart attacks and strokes. During a heart attack small cells in the blood called platelets become activated and stick ...
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Understanding how blood vessel stiffness arisesUniversity of East Anglia | Dr Derek Warren
Healthy blood vessels are constantly responding to their surrounding environment. They are lined with muscle cells that can expand and contract which helps them cope with changes in blood pressure and maintains blood flow throughout the bod...
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Improving how weight loss advice is given by GPsUniversity of Oxford | Professor Paul Aveyard
Around one in four adults in the UK is obese, and the levels are rising. Obesity increases the risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases, and costs the NHS around £4.2 billion a year. GPs are in a good position to guide patients to ...
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How a type of immune cell fights against atherosclerosisUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Ziad Mallat
BHF Professor Ziad Mallat from the University of Cambridge is studying how immune cells are involved in atherosclerosis, a process in which arteries become furred up with fatty plaques and they narrow. If the plaques rupture, they can trigg...
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Preventing blood clots by stopping P2X1 receptor activation on plateletsUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Andrew Thompson
Heart attacks and strokes are caused by blood clots (thrombosis) that prevent blood from reaching the heart and brain. There are drugs available that prevent these clots from forming but they can cause unwanted bleeding. New drugs to preven...
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Understanding heart scarring in atrial fibrillationQueen's University Belfast | Dr David Simpson
Atrial fibrillation (AF) – abnormal beating of the heart – often occurs because scar tissue has formed in the heart. This process is called fibrosis. The aim of this project is to understand more about the cells that cause fibrosis, to deve...
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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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Developing a realistic computer model of abnormal heart rhythmsImperial College London | Dr Emmanuel Dupont
Dr Emmanuel Dupont and his team at Imperial College London are testing a new computer simulation, which would allow researchers to study abnormal heart rhythms. To beat regularly, the heart contracts in response to complex electrical ci...
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PKN1 protein as an important regulator of platelet stickinessUniversity of Bristol | Professor Alastair Poole
Professor Alastair Poole and colleagues at the University of Bristol are going to investigate a new protein called PKN1, which looks promising as an important regulator of platelet stickiness. Platelets are small cells that flow around...
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How potassium channels keep blood vessels openSt George's, University of London | Professor Iain Greenwood
Professor Iain Greenwood and his colleagues at St George’s, University of London, are working out how blood vessel diameter is controlled to maintain blood flow to organs in the body. If blood vessels narrow, less blood reaches organs su...