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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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10 tips for returning to work after a heart attack
People who have gone back to work after a heart attack share their tips about what they have learned. Find out more.
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A clinical trial of gene therapy for heart failureImperial College London | Professor Sian Harding
Drugs can slow the progress of heart failure, but at present the only cure is a heart transplant, which is limited by the supply of donor hearts. Professor Sian Harding at Imperial College, London has shown that in the failing heart, eve...
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A new risk scoring system to predict complications after heart surgeryUniversity of Manchester | Professor Charles McCollum
Professor Charles McCollum and his team at the University of Manchester are developing an innovative new risk score to minimise complications during open heart surgery. Ten per cent of people having open heart surgery develop life-threate...
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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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Professor Catherine Hall appointed as final Group Leader at the BHF-UKDRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research
We are pleased to welcome new Group Leader Professor Catherine Hall to the BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research (CVDR)
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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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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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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...
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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 ...