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Heart attack and stroke deaths related to air pollution could exceed 160,000 by 2030
We are calling for bold Government action to address this public health emergency as we launch a hard-hitting new campaign on air pollution. We are demanding World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on particulate matter (PM) to be adopted into UK law, and met by 2030.
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New target for repairing the heart after heart attack
An immune cell has been shown, for the first time, to be involved in creating the scar that repairs the heart after damage.
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How Cezanne affects blood vessel narrowing after angioplastyQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Dr Qingzhong Xiao
Dr Qingzhong Xiao and his team at Queen Mary University of London are studying how a molecule called Cezanne affects restenosis, when arteries re-narrow after coronary angioplasty. Doctors use coronary angioplasty to widen blocked or na...
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Can blocking RhoB activation prevent lung damage in pulmonary hypertension?Imperial College London | Dr Beata J Wojciak Stothard
Pulmonary hypertension is a serious condition in which high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs results in narrowing of these blood vessels. Patients can have a poor quality of life and are at risk of developing heart failure becaus...
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Modelling blood flow before and after vascular surgeryUniversity College London | Dr Vanessa Diaz
Circulatory diseases are complicated to treat and can vary between individuals. When choosing from different treatment options available, doctors gather information about the shape of affected blood vessels using scans. But these often cann...
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Number of people with stroke-inducing heart condition at all-time high
The number of people living with atrial fibrillation – a dangerous heart rhythm condition and a major cause of stroke – has increased by 72 per cent in England over the last two decades, according to research we've funded.
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Can Brd9-blocking drugs prevent calcium deposits in blood vessels?King's College London | Professor Catherine Shanahan
Blood vessels must be able to stretch and contract to maintain blood pressure. However, in some people, especially the elderly and people with kidney failure, the blood vessels can become filled with calcium deposits that make them rigid li...
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Antiparasitic drug could prevent Covid-19 lung damage
A common antiparasitic drug could block lung damage in people with coronavirus, according to new research part-funded by us and published in Nature.
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First patient has gene therapy which could help heart bypass last longer
A heart attack survivor is the first person to receive groundbreaking gene therapy which aims to prevent coronary artery bypass grafts failing. The clinical trial now underway in Glasgow is the result of many years of research, much of it funded by us.
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High blood pressure - HYVET
The HYVET trial aimed to find out if it was safe to prescribe high blood pressure medication to people over 80.