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Vascular dementia
Vascular dementia happens when there's a problem with the blood supply to your brain. Learn about the symptoms of vascular dementia and how it can be treated and managed.
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First clinical trial of gene therapy to prevent graft failure post CABGUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Andrew Howard Baker
Doctors sometimes recommend coronary bypass surgery for people with coronary heart disease (CHD), to improve the blood supply to heart muscle. It involves taking an artery or vein from elsewhere in the body and grafting it into the coronary...
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Finding new ways to restore blood flow after strokeUniversity of Oxford | Dr Paolo Tammaro
A stroke can occur when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel in your brain. Doctors can remove the clot, but sometimes, even after the clot has been removed, the blood still may not flow properly into the brain blood vessels (this is called t...
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What is a clinical trial?
A clinical trial is the gold standard way to test whether a new treatment is safe and beneficial for the people receiving it.
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When is the best time to start taking blood-thinning drugs after a stroke caused by atrial fibrillation?University College London | Professor David Werring
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a heart rhythm disturbance that affects many people as they get older. Because of the irregular heart beat in AF, a clot can form inside the chambers of the heart, which can be swept up to the brain, blocking it...
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Stroke - STASH
The STASH trial tested whether cholesterol lowering drugs could help people who have experienced a haemorrhagic stroke.
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Treating atrial fibrillation to prevent strokes
Atrial fibrillation is a major cause of strokes. Our research is finding out how best to treat atrial fibrillation to prevent strokes.
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A clinical trial testing what level of potassium supplements are beneficial after heart surgeryQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Dr Benjamin O'Brien
Many people who have heart surgery go on to experience abnormal heart rhythms, particularly atrial fibrillation (AF), which can increase the risk of a blood clot forming inside the heart. It is thought that low levels of potassium in th...
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Could potassium be used to prevent abnormal heart rhythms developing after surgery?Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Dr Benjamin O'Brien
Dr Benjamin O’Brien and his team at Queen Mary, University of London are finding out if giving people potassium after heart surgery could prevent an abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation (AF) from developing. Many doctors believ...
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Stroke - ATTEST-2
The ATTEST-2 trial tested whether the clot busting drug tenecteplase should be used to treat ischaemic stroke.