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Can molecules called chemokines flag heart transplant rejection?Newcastle University | Professor Simi Ali
Supervised by Dr Simi Ali, the PhD student funded by this grant is investigating ways to help prevent rejection of donor hearts. Heart transplantation is often the only option for patients with end-stage heart failure. Better drugs mean t...
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Identifying risk factors that predict future stroke riskUniversity of Oxford | Dr Alastair Webb
Dr Alastair Webb and his colleagues at the University of Oxford are looking for ways to prevent people who have had strokes experiencing another one. To do so, they are trying to identify factors which could predict the likelihood of anothe...
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Should people who’ve had a cardiac arrest be treated in heart attack centres?King's College London | Professor Simon Redwood
A cardiac arrest is a serious condition where the heart stops beating. Only one in 10 people who have a cardiac arrest out of hospital survive. In this clinical trial conducted across London, Professor Simon Redwood and his team will assess...
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Our 7 most delicious tomato recipes
In celebration of tomatoes, we bring you 7 heart-friendly dishes where they're the star of the show.
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Why aren't firefighters FIREFROOF?University of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills
Firefighters are at an increased risk of having a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack. It is the commonest cause of death in these individuals, accounting for 45 per cent of deaths on duty. The reasons why remain unknown, but could be...
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Running group meetings
Productive meetings are key to a fundraising group's success. We have a top tips to help your meetings run smoothly.
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Could targeting CLIC4 treat pulmonary arterial hypertension?Imperial College London | Dr Beata J Wojciak Stothard
Dr Beata Wojciak Stothard and her team at Imperial College London are looking for new ways to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a serious condition where high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs leads to low oxygen level...
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A trial evaluating 3T magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosing coronary heart diseaseUniversity of Leeds | Professor John Greenwood
Under current best clinical practice guidelines, people with suspected coronary heart disease (CHD) undergo diagnostic tests including imaging scans. For many this will include an invasive coronary angiogram where the doctor injects a dye d...
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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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Does bad fat around small arteries cause high blood pressure?University of Manchester | Dr Adam Greenstein
High blood pressure (hypertension) and obesity are important causes of cardiovascular death. Furthermore, there is a relationship between these factors: as body weight increases, blood pressure rises. Until recently there has been no explan...