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How important are old cells in fatty plaques?University of Cambridge | Professor Martin Bennett
BHF Professor Martin Bennett and his team at the University of Cambridge are studying the processes that cause atherosclerosis, where blood vessels fur up with fatty plaques and narrow. This means less blood can reach the body’s tissues, or...
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Understanding the different ways NRP1 helps promote blood vessel growthUniversity College London | Professor Christiana Ruhrberg
The growth of new blood vessels is important to repair damaged tissue after a heart attack or stroke. It’s also important that blood vessels grow when and where they are needed and not in a dysfunctional way. A molecule in blood vessel cell...
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Cascade testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia
Our work to help diagnose, treat and track familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) through families saves the lives of people who don’t know they need saving.
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Research reveals ethnic minority heart failure patients at much higher risk of death than White patients
Ethnic minority patients with heart failure are at much higher risk of death than White patients, according to analysis of data from over 16,700 patients that we have supported.
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Is QKI the missing link causing the damaging effects of diabetes on our blood vessels?Queen's University Belfast | Dr Andriana Margariti
It is estimated that by 2045 there will be 629 million people with diabetes across the globe. Diabetes is a major cause of damage to our blood vessels, which can lead to heart attacks, stroke, kidney failure and blindness. The reason diabet...
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Fixing the volume switch in heart failure – targeting the control of noradrenaline releaseUniversity of Oxford | Professor David Paterson
Injury to the heart muscle caused by a heart attack or high blood pressure can lead to heart failure, where it lacks the power to pump blood around the body efficiently. This is also associated with an increase in the release of a chemical ...
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How fat are your platelets?Cardiff University | Professor Valerie O'Donnell
Supervised by Professor Valerie O’Donnell, this PhD student will define the lipid ‘signature’ of platelets – cells that circulate in our bloodstream to stop bleeding. During heart and circulatory disease, platelets can become overactive...