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Targeting T cells to control their behaviour in heart diseaseQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Federica Marelli Berg
Coronary heart disease (CHD) can be caused by the inappropriate behaviour of T cells—a type of immune cell. Although T cells help us fight infection, sometimes their action on the heart and blood vessels is unwanted. T cells can contr...
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BHF welcomes deal for UK to rejoin Horizon Europe
We have welcomed Government's announcement that the UK will rejoin the EU's scientific research scheme - Horizon Europe - as an associate member.
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Bio-engineering blood vessels to improve long term success of heart bypass surgeryUniversity of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu
More than two million people are living in the UK with coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease occurs when the vessels supplying blood to the heart – the coronary arteries – become narrowed or blocked by fatty plaques. A common treat...
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Early detection of damage to the heart caused by cancer treatmentUniversity of Oxford | Professor Vanessa Ferreira
Cancer survivors are at increased risk of dying from heart disease because chemotherapy and radiotherapy (which kill cancer cells) can also damage heart cells. Damage to the heart may not become apparent until years after treatment, at whic...
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Campaigning Toolkit - who to targetToolkit, 2 pages, published on 03/04/2012
When you're clear about the change you want to see, it's much easier to work out who you should be targeting.
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I collapsed during my 10k run then got diagnosed with atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation through the eyes of Professor Barbara Casadei and Mike Munson
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Gathering better information to improve heart failure care for everyoneImperial College London | Dr Alex Bottle
Over half a million people in the UK are living with heart failure, a debilitating condition with no cure where the heart is not pumping blood around the body efficiently. People with heart failure are usually under the care of their GP and...
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Understanding how intensive exercise can lead to abnormal heart rhythmsUniversity of Manchester | Dr Alicia DSouza
Exercising regularly is good for heart health, but athletes and people who take part in intensive exercise, such as ultramarathons, can be prone to heart rhythm disturbances such as atrial fibrillation. Dr Alicia D’Souza has previously sh...
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How do cholesterol and platelets team up to cause blood vessel damage?University of Leeds | Professor Khalid Naseem
Professor Khalid Naseem and colleagues at the University of Hull are studying how ‘bad’ cholesterol teams up with platelets to cause blood vessel damage that contributes to atherosclerosis, the condition underlying coronary heart disease. ...
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Developing tools to test dissolvable stentsLoughborough University | Professor Liguo Zhao
Supervised by engineering lecturer Dr Liguo Zhao, the PhD student will study bioresorbable stents, which will be used to open blocked blood vessels and then dissolve when no longer needed. Stents are routinely used to re-open blocked cor...