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Is PECAM a candidate gene for cardiomyopathy?University of Oxford | Dr Ellie Tzima
Cardiomyopathies are diseases of the heart muscle that can either be inherited through a faulty gene or acquired later in life. Cardiomyopathies can be life-threatening because the heart is weakened and unable to pump blood to meet the dema...
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Nearly a quarter of a million people waiting for heart procedures and surgery
Latest NHS England waiting time figures show 230,278 people were waiting for invasive heart procedures and heart operations at the end of April – the highest number since the pandemic began.
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Investigating how to reduce thickening of vein graftsUniversity of Bristol | Professor Sarah Jane George
Professor Sarah George and colleagues from the University of Bristol have been awarded a 3-year grant to determine how to reduce the thickening of vein grafts by using a certain type of protein in the graft. Bypass graft procedures are ...
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The role of histones in reperfusion injury following a heart attackUniversity College London | Professor Derek Yellon
Professor Derek Yellon and his team at University College London are investigating how the release of proteins, called histones, leads to damage in the heart after a heart attack, and how we could stop it. A heart attack occurs when an art...
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Drug repurposing: old drugs, new tricks
Find out how the BHF is funding scientists to investigate which drugs can be repurposed to treat people with heart and circulatory disease.
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Developing ways to personalise digoxin treatmentUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Davor Pavlovic
Digoxin is a common treatment for people with atrial fibrillation and heart failure, but it doesn’t always work as well as expected. Dr Pavlovic’s team at the University of Birmingham has previously shown that substances in the blood called...
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Why do women with heart failure have a better prognosis than men?Imperial College London | Professor Kenneth MacLeod
Dr Kenneth MacLeod and his team at Imperial College London are investigating why high blood pressure causes heart failure in more women than men, yet more women survive. Heart failure is a serious condition where the heart cannot pump b...
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Pacemaker study to help heart patients avoid hospital
New research that we're funding at The University of Manchester has the potential to help patients stay out of hospital. By monitoring data collected by pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), researchers hope to use patients' activity levels to predict when they might be becoming ill, and intervene before a hospital stay becomes necessary.
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How a little gardening can help you feel better and eat better
If you’ve got more time on your hands this summer, or are looking for things to do with the kids, or just in need of a new hobby, why not try gardening?
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Diabetes patients set to benefit from heart disease data investment
People living with diabetes could be set to benefit from a major research initiative to untangle the link between diabetes and heart disease – two of the most pressing global health crises.