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Researchers discover new way to regenerate hearts after a heart attack
Researchers at the University of Oxford, part funded by the British Heart Foundation, have identified a new way to regenerate the heart after a heart attack bringing the UK’s half a million heart failure sufferers hope for a cure.
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A clinical trial of spironolactone to improve heart health in people with chronic kidney diseaseUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Jonathan N Townend
Mild chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a very common condition. Even people with early stage kidney disease are much more likely to develop cardiovascular complications such as sudden cardiac death and heart failure. Recent research has shown...
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Do platelets help to repair the heart after a heart attack?University of Bristol | Professor Alastair Poole
Professor Alastair Poole and his team at the University of Bristol are investigating cells in the blood called platelets, which may help repair the heart after a heart attack. Platelets are important in blood clotting, which protects the...
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New clinical trial aims to improve heart protection during surgery in children
A new clinical trial that we've funded could help improve the recovery of children who undergo life-saving heart surgery.
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A clinical trial testing if a simple technique can protect a child's heart during surgeryUniversity of Birmingham | Mr. Nigel Drury
Intermediate Clinical Research Fellow Mr Nigel Drury is finding out if a simple technique can help protect heart muscle in children having open heart surgery. Stopping the heart temporarily whilst on a heart-lung machine during surgery can ...
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A new imaging method to detect heart muscle changes after a heart attackImperial College London | Professor David Firmin
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful, safe research and clinical tool, with more than 2.3 million scans performed each year in the NHS. The BHF has awarded a grant to Professor David Firmin to study a new MRI method called diffusi...
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A clinical trial testing if intensive treatment of a heart attack benefits older peopleNewcastle University | Dr Vijay Kunadian
Dr Vijay Kunadian and her colleagues at the University of Newcastle are finding out if older, frailer patients could benefit from a procedure to restore blood supply to the heart muscle following a heart attack. As people live longer, mo...
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Cardiac arrest - ARREST trial
Where should people who’ve had a cardiac arrest out of hospital be treated? The ARREST trial looked at whether they should be taken to the nearest emergency department or a specialist cardiac arrest centre.
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Waste and fluid accumulation in vascular dementiaUniversity of Southampton | Professor Roxana Carare
Dr Roxana Carare from the University of Southampton is studying vascular dementia, a common form of dementia where the brain’s blood supply is impaired. She believes vascular dementia happens because the brain cannot get rid of waste and fl...
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Southall And Brent Revisited (SABRE) tri-ethnic study: how diabetes increases the risk of heart failure, dementia, heart attack and strokeUniversity College London | Professor Nish Chaturvedi
Patients with diabetes have a higher chance of later having heart failure, dementia, heart attacks, or strokes compared with people who don’t have diabetes. The exact reasons for this are unknown. With an ageing population, diabetes is beco...