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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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Looking for ways to prevent blood vessels from hardeningUniversity of Manchester | Professor Ann Canfield (EMERITUS)
Professor Ann Canfield and colleagues at the University of Manchester are looking for ways to prevent and treat the hardening of blood vessels, where blood vessels stiffen due to deposits of a bone-like material. This ‘calcification’ increa...
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Newcastle research team hopes to reduce damage to the heart after heart attack
A team of researchers at Newcastle University have been awarded BHF funding to research new ways to reduce damage after heart attacks.
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Can ‘conditioning’ the heart improve the outlook for people after a heart attack?University College London | Professor Derek Hausenloy
Currently, the best way to reduce damage after a heart attack and improve chances of survival is to restore blood flow to the heart muscle using a treatment called primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). But this process is not r...
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Understanding the heart’s protective mechanisms to prevent heart failureKing's College London | Professor Ajay Shah
The focus of most heart failure treatments is to prevent further degeneration of the heart muscle, a process called adverse cardiac remodelling. There is, however, another type of remodelling that is good for the heart. Adaptive remodelling...
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Could boosting a protein called Nox4D help heart recovery after a heart attack?King's College London | Professor Ajay Shah
BHF Professor Ajay Shah and his team at King’s College London want to find out if a protein called Nox4D could help the heart recover after a heart attack by making healthy heart muscle cells divide. Scientists have recently found that he...
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The journey to a cure
CureHeart’s ambition is to reach early clinical trials in 5 years. See our journey to trialling a cure for inherited heart muscle diseases.
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Is constipation after heart surgery normal?
Our expert answers a question on whether it's normal to experience constipation after heart surgery and suggests ways to help avoid it.
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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 ...
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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.