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Could bone-marrow transplantation offer a new treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension?University of Cambridge | Professor Nicholas Morrell
Pulmonary arterial hypertension– high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs, is a debilitating condition. New methods to prevent and treat this condition are urgently needed. Understanding the genetic and molecular causes is central t...
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Addressing global gaps in knowledge about blood pressure treatmentUniversity of Oxford | Professor Kazem Rahimi
Advances in research have shown that reducing high blood pressure with medicines can prevent heart disease and stroke. But there remain several gaps in our knowledge, including how blood pressure treatment affects other health issues, and w...
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Interferon-gamma’s role in development of atherosclerosisCardiff University | Professor Dipak Ramji
Dr Dipak Ramji and Dr Timothy Hughes at Cardiff University are investigating an important molecule in the circulatory system called interferon-gamma, whose action may promote dangerous inflammation of the arteries (a process called atherosc...
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Jak dbać o zdrowe serce - informacje w języku polskim (Heart health information in Polish)
Heart Failure Heart Attack Exercise Heart health information in Polish BHF
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লায় হার্টের স্বাস্থ্য সংক্রান্ত তথ্য (Heart health information in Bengali)
Heart Failure Heart Attack Exercise Heart health information in Bengali BHF
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Can sulforaphane protect against stroke damage?King's College London | Professor Giovanni Mann
Supervised by Professor Giovanni Mann, a PhD student is working out if a compound in broccoli called sulforaphane could help to prevent or treat stroke. Professor Mann’s team has discovered that sulforaphane can protect small blood vessels...
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Identifying children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at risk of sudden cardiac deathUniversity College London | Dr Juan Pablo Kaski
This clinical PhD project supervised by Dr Juan Pablo Kaski, based at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, aims to improve how doctors identify children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who are at high risk of sudden cardiac death ...
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Characterising calcium control in atrial fibrillationUniversity 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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How heart failure affects heart muscle cellsUniversity of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford
When you exercise or are frightened your heart pumps much harder due to the release of certain chemicals in the body. In heart diseases such as heart failure the muscle cells in the heart which are responsible for the pumping of blood fail ...
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Can carbon monoxide treatment prevent certain types of heart disease?University of Sheffield | Dr Janet Chamberlain
Many patients with heart disease undergo stent implantation to improve the function of disease vessel walls. Some patients receive stents that release chemicals to help prevent disease after fitting, but these are not without risks; biodegr...