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How NRP1 protects our blood vessel liningQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Claudio Raimondi
The inner surface of our blood vessels is covered by a layer of cells called endothelial cells. Maintenance of this cell layer is essential for keeping the blood vessels healthy and for making new blood vessels. BHF-funded researcher Dr Cla...
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Finding genes that tell left from rightUniversity of Leeds | Professor Colin Johnson
Cilia are finger-like projections from cells that act as a cellular antenna to detect and respond to chemical or mechanical cues. Cilia are responsible for the development of the normal left-right asymmetry in the embryo, where different or...
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New horizons in cardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingUniversity of Oxford | Professor Jurgen E Schneider
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is a technique used to investigate the structure and function of the heart. MR spectroscopy is a specialised technique which measures the chemical reactions and processes that provide the energy for heart fun...
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Does RAGE cause leaky blood vessels?Imperial College London | Dr Anne Burke Gaffney
After heart surgery, some patients can develop a condition called the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). When SIRS occurs, blood vessels become leaky and fluid can accumulate in the heart, lungs and other organs which prevents ...
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Preventing arteries from blocking after angioplastyUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Graeme Nixon
Patients with blocked coronary arteries often undergo angioplasty - the insertion of a balloon catheter into the artery followed by balloon inflation to unblock the artery and restore blood flow to the heart. However, as a result of angiopl...
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Studying a signalling pathway involved in blood pressure controlUniversity of Manchester | Dr Adam Greenstein
Dr Adam Greenstein and his colleagues at the University of Manchester are looking for new ways to treat high blood pressure through a new signalling pathway that they have discovered. The heart pumps blood around the body through blood ...
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Revealing why heart attacks can trigger abnormal heart rhythms or heart failureUniversity of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford
Professor Andrew Trafford and his colleagues at the University of Manchester are working out what factors within cells are responsible for triggering irregular heart rhythms, or arrhythmias. People who have had a recent heart attack are, i...
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Research excellence at Imperial College LondonImperial College London | Professor Michael Schneider
In 2008 the BHF began a £34 million investment strategy to support four top UK universities as BHF Centres of Research Excellence, aiming to secure the UK’s future as a world-leading force in heart research. One of these institutions was Im...
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Can a new biomaterial help stem cells repair heart tissue?Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Ken Suzuki
In heart failure, the heart cannot pump blood around the body as well as it should and people become extremely tired and short of breath. In severe cases of heart failure, the only treatment option is a heart transplant. Heart failure usual...
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How VEGF makes blood vessels leakyUniversity College London | Professor Christiana Ruhrberg
Blood vessel disease contributes to heart attacks, strokes, blindness and lung disease, and the stimulation of new vessel growth is a promising treatment for these conditions. But an unwanted side effect of blood vessel growth is tissue swe...