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Developing a new algorithm to detect arrhythmias and prevent sudden cardiac deathImperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett
An arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are small devices placed within the body that prevent sudden cardiac death by treating life-threatening ‘ventricular’ arrhythmias. If an ICD detects a...
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Understanding how small arteries in the heart respond to stressUniversity of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora
Professor Kim Dora at the University of Oxford aims to better understand how small arteries in the heart respond to stress and how this response changes in coronary heart disease. Small arteries in the heart dilate and contract to keep up w...
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Using powerful MRI technology to find out the causes of lacunar strokeUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Hugh Markus
Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is a disease affecting the small blood vessels of the brain. It can lead to a lacunar stroke – a type of stroke which happens when one of the small blood vessels deep within the brain becomes blocked. ...
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Targeting molecule scissors to prevent the development of blood clotsUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Michael Tomlinson
Platelets are small cells that clump together to plug wounds and minimise blood loss, but when they clump together too much, it can block blood flow and cause heart attacks or strokes. This is called thrombosis. Scientists are studying plat...
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PUBLICATION
Byw gyda methiant y galon (Living with heart failure - Welsh language version)Booklet, 35 pages, published on 01/07/2013
Llyfryn yw hwn ar gyfer pobl sydd â methiant y galon, a’u teulu a’u ffrindiau. Mae’n esbonio: • beth yw methiant y galon • beth sy’n ei achosi • y symptomau • sut y caiff ei ddiagnosio • sut y caiff ei drin, a • beth y gallwch ei wneud i gael rhywfaint o reolaeth dros eich cyflwr.
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Cracking the code heart cells use to encourage growth of blood vesselsUniversity of Bristol | Dr Rebecca Richardson
One of the ways the heart repairs itself after a heart attack is by making new blood vessels to restore blood flow to the injured cells as they recover. Damaged cells can send tiny packages, called extracellular vesicles, which contain code...
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How do mutations affecting the nuclear envelope lead to dilated cardiomyopathy?King's College London | Dr Matthew Stroud
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one of the most common forms of inheritable heart disease. It affects the heart muscle, making it stretched and thin so that the heart can’t pump blood around the body efficiently. People with DCM are at risk...
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Urgent need to improve survival for heart attack patients with pre-existing conditions
Patients who are living with other illnesses are likely to survive for significantly shorter times after a heart attack, according to new research that we've part-funded.
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Macy and Monty's story
Siblings Macy and Monty have both been diagnosed with an inherited heart muscle disease. Learn about the research BHF is funding to help tackle this condition.
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Understanding how calcium pores open and close when the heart beatsUniversity of Glasgow | Dr William Fuller
When the heart beats, it’s essential that all heart muscle cells contract at the same time. To achieve this, tiny pores in the heart cells open simultaneously to allow calcium molecules to pass through, which in turn signal to the heart cel...