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    Developing SABRE magnetic resonance imaging techniques for heart disease

    University of Leeds | Professor Sven Plein

    The BHF, in collaboration with the Medical Research Council (as part of its Clinical Research Capabilities and Technologies Initiative) has awarded a grant to a team at the Universities of Leeds and York, led by magnetic resonance imaging (...

  • Aortic stenosis: when do you need treatment?

    Find out what procedures can improve aortic stenosis symptoms, and who may be offered them.

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    How heart valves become calcified in aortic stenosis

    University of Edinburgh | Professor David Newby

    Supervised by BHF Professor David Newby, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is working out if a drug used to treat osteoporosis can also treat aortic stenosis. Blood leaves the heart through a large artery called the aorta and flows ...

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    Why is pulmonary arterial hypertension more common in women?

    University of Glasgow | Professor Margaret MacLean

    Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare but fatal disorder of high blood pressure in the blood vessels that supply the lungs. The condition is caused by the narrowing of these vessels. Although treatments are available, they are not fully...

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    A new MRI technique detecting dangerous fatty plaques that could cause stroke

    University 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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    Understanding how mast cells drive inflammation in blood vessels

    Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Sussan Nourshargh

    Inflammation is an essential part of the body’s defence system against viruses and bacteria. It is also an underlying cause of many heart and circulatory conditions like atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the build-up of fatty substances i...

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    Working out how VEGFR1 regulates blood vessel growth

    University of Bristol | Professor Harry Mellor

    The study of angiogenesis – the growth of new blood vessels – is an important area of research in heart and circulatory disease. One of the key molecules that drives angiogenesis is called VEGF-A. It acts via another molecule on the surface...

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    Searching for a safer anti-clotting drug by studying a protein called Factor XII

    University of Nottingham | Professor Jonas Emsley

    People who have survived a heart attack or stroke tend to be at high risk of having another one. To try to prevent a repeat event, doctors prescribe certain medicines. These often include anticoagulant, also called anti-clotting, drugs suc...

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    Looking for treatments for essential thrombocythaemia

    University of Cambridge | Dr Cedric Ghevaert

    People with the condition essential thrombocythaemia (ET) have too many platelets in the blood and are at increased risk of cardiovascular events. This is because an excess of platelets can lead to excessive clotting and blockage of the ve...

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    How does zinc deficiency cause bleeding?

    University of Hull | Dr Simon Calaminus

    Hull researchers are uncovering the role of zinc in platelets and bleeding. Zinc plays an important role in the body. Zinc deficiency exists in many health problems, and is linked to excess bleeding. It is not yet known exactly how a lac...