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Switching on blood vessel regeneration after a heart attackUniversity of Oxford | Professor Sarah De Val
The growth of new blood vessels could help to repair the damage caused to the heart by a heart attack. But efforts to promote the growth of new blood vessels in the heart have been limited by a lack of understanding of the normal biological...
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Kickstarting the body’s repair mechanisms after a heart attackKing's College London | Professor Francesco Dazzi
When someone suffers a heart attack, some of their heart cells die and the body is unable to replace them. This can eventually lead to heart failure. Scientists have been testing whether injecting a type of stem cell - known as mesenchymal ...
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What is a SPECT scan?
Find out how SPECT scans can diagnose blocked arteries, dementia and more.
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Could blocking a protein called EPAC1 prevent heart and circulatory disease?Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh | Professor Stephen Yarwood
Dr Stephen Yarwood from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh is working out if blocking an enzyme called EPAC1 could treat heart and circulatory diseases associated with metabolic syndrome – a combination of diabetes, high blood pressure and...
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Drug could help diabetic hearts recover after a heart attack
Research we've funded at the University of Oxford has identified a drug, currently in clinical trials for another condition, that could reduce the risk that people with diabetes will go on to develop heart failure after a heart attack.
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Labour pledges to significantly reduce deaths from heart attack and stroke
The Leader of the Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, has today announced an ambition to reduce deaths from heart attack and stroke by 25 per cent over the next decade if his party is elected to Government.
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Prevention - ASCEND
The BHF supported the ASCEND trial, to find out whether a daily aspirin tablet and/or a fish oil capsule could help to prevent these conditions in people with diabetes.
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Understanding why arteries re-narrow after treatment with a stentQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Dr Qingzhong Xiao
Dr Qingzhong Xiao is studying cells and proteins involved in restenosis – when arteries re-narrow after patients receive a procedure called a coronary angioplasty. Coronary angioplasty, when a balloon is used to open a narrowed or blocke...
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Working out how to prevent abnormal blood vessel growthUniversity College London | Professor John Greenwood
Professor John Greenwood and his team at University College London are studying how to prevent uncontrolled growth of abnormal blood vessels, which is a feature of several conditions, including cancer, atherosclerosis, arthritis and eye di...
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A clinical trial comparing how well two solutions protect the heart during heart surgery in childrenUniversity of Birmingham | Mr. Nigel Drury
During open heart surgery, a fluid called cardioplegia solution is flowed through the heart to temporarily stop it from beating. This allows the surgeon to operate safely without the interference of heart motion. Blood flow to and from the ...