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Half of people with chest pain given heart all-clear may be misdiagnosed using standard scan
Half of people with chest pain investigated with standard scans and given heart all-clear may be missing out on the correct diagnosis
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Research begins to rapidly understand deadly link between Covid-19 and cardiovascular diseases
Improved care for people with heart and circulatory disease suffering from Covid-19 could soon be available after we and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) announced support for six flagship research programmes.
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Targeting the inflammatory process may be a new way to treat heart diseaseUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Xuan Li
Inflammation plays a part in the development of many heart and circulatory diseases, including atherosclerosis, where arteries become ‘furred up’ and narrowed, and post-ischaemic injury, when tissue is damaged because of a lack of oxygen su...
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British Heart Foundation and UK Dementia Research Institute announce Centre for Vascular Dementia Research
BHF and UK DRI have today announced plans for the UK’s first research Centre dedicated to finding new treatments to prevent, halt and cure vascular dementia.
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Using IMR to measure the effects of alteplase on heart attack outcomesUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Colin Berry
Professor Colin Berry’s team is investigating whether a measurement taken during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) - a procedure where doctors open up a blocked coronary artery with a stent - can detect which patients have had blood ...
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How does the age of a platelet change its function in heart and circulatory disease?Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Timothy Warner
Platelets are small cells that circulate in the blood. They stop bleeding from damaged blood vessels by rapidly sticking together and forming a blood clot, but if a clot forms at the wrong time it can be dangerous. Atherosclerosis is a dis...
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Using ultrasound to make lab-grown heart cells more like the real thingImperial College London | Professor Molly Stevens
Scientific advances mean that it is now possible to grow heart cells in the laboratory from stem cells. There are several potential uses for lab-grown cells. For instance, to create ‘prosthetic’ heart tissue to repair the damage caused by a...
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A novel blood filter to prevent potential side effects during heart and lung surgeryImperial College London | Dr Gregory Quinlan
During heart surgery, it is common for blood to be re-routed around the heart temporarily so delicate surgery can be carried out on the heart itself. The blood is re-routed through cardio-pulmonary bypass, also known as a heart-lung machine...
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Injectable gel to repair damage after a heart attack
Researchers we’ve funded have developed a new biodegradable gel that can help to improve the delivery of cells directly into the living heart and could form a new generation of treatments to repair damage caused by a heart attack. This research was presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.
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NHS urges public to get care when they need it
The head of the NHS has today launched a major new drive to persuade the public to seek the urgent care and treatment they need.