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Is protein kinase C epsilon a good therapeutic target for atherosclerosis?

Imperial College London | Professor Justin C Mason

Almost £242,000 has been awarded over three years to Professor Justin Mason’s team at Imperial College London team to study the regulation of endothelial cells, which line our arteries and are important for maintaining a healthy heart and c...

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Research Grant Awards 2012/2013

Information Sheet, 22 pages

Information about the cardiovascular research we funded in the year 2012/2013.

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Understanding patterns of weight change as a risk predictor for heart disease

University College London | Dr Michail Katsoulis

Most research into weight and health has focused extensively on body mass index (BMI) levels across different populations of people at a single point in time. However, there has been no study looking at the relationship between weight chang...

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Characterising calcium control in atrial fibrillation

University of Oxford | Professor Rebecca Sitsapesan

Atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart rhythm disturbance, is a major risk factor for having a stroke, as well as causing shortness of breath and dizziness in patients. In AF, the heartbeat becomes irregular. The exact causes are not well...

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Finding out how a new group of lipids is important in heart disease

Cardiff University | Professor Valerie O'Donnell

Professor Valerie O’Donnell from Cardiff University has recently worked out the structure of several new families of fats (lipids) called ‘esterified eicosanoids’ that are made by immune cells in our bloodstream and may have a role in heart...

Implantable loop recorders

Find out more about implantable loop recorders, what they're used for, how they work and how they're fitted.

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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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Can people with dilated cardiomyopathy without symptoms stop taking their medication?

Imperial College London | Professor Sanjay Prasad

Supervised by Dr Sanjay Prasad, this Clinical Research Training Fellowship asks if it is safe to stop medication in people who have recovered from the heart muscle disease dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In DCM the heart doesn’t pump corre...