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How is the activation of platelets controlled in health and disease?University of Leeds | Professor Khalid Naseem
Researching how blood clotting escapes the normal controls in people with heart disease. Platelets are blood cells that become ‘sticky’ and clump together to form blood clots that stop us from bleeding too much after injury. However, in...
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Ambulance waiting times for heart attacks and strokes on rise again
Latest NHS England figures reveal average ambulance response time for category 2 calls (which includes suspected heart attacks and strokes) have risen to 51 minutes in England. The target is 18 minutes.
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Artificial intelligence helps Manchester scientists understand congenital heart defects
Scientists at The University of Manchester are using artificial intelligence (AI) to help unravel the secrets of gene mutations that can lead to babies being born with abnormalities in their hearts. Dr Kathryn Hentges and her team hope the two-year project, funded by the British Heart Foundation, will provide patients and clinicians with new knowledge on the causes of congenital heart diseases and provide families with options in reproductive choices.
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Coffee not as bad for your arteries as previously thought
Coffee doesn't stiffen our arteries according to research presented at this year's BCS Conference.
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Can oral iron supplements or pentoxifylline improve outcomes in heart failure?King's College London | Dr Darlington Okonko
People with heart failure frequently have low iron levels, which can worsen their symptoms, make exercising difficult and even decrease their life expectancy. This iron deficiency could result because people with heart failure cannot absorb...
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6 surprisingly healthy fatty foods
Not all fats are bad for your heart. Discover the fatty foods you should eat as part of a balanced diet.
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Reducing the use of animals in research into blood clottingUniversity of Reading | Dr Alice Pollitt
Platelets are small cells in the blood that are important for our blood to clot properly. They play a central role, not only in stopping excess bleeding after injury, but in the formation of dangerous blood clots in arteries that can lead t...
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How your genes affect your heart attack risk
Our research has helped find ways to predict which people are at higher risk of heart attacks, and could lead to new treatments.
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Revealing why heart attacks can trigger abnormal heart rhythms or heart failureUniversity of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford
Professor Andrew Trafford and his colleagues at the University of Manchester are working out what factors within cells are responsible for triggering irregular heart rhythms, or arrhythmias. People who have had a recent heart attack are, i...
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Pak1 and abnormal heart rhythmsUniversity of Oxford | Professor Ming Lei
Dr Ming Lei and his colleagues at the University of Oxford are working out whether an enzyme called Pak1 could be controlled to treat abnormal heart rhythms, also known as arrhythmias. When arrhythmias affect the ventricles, the lower pum...