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Helping research thrive
Each year we invest around £100 million each year in research into heart and circulatory diseases. We work on policy to ensure the research environment is protected and can thrive.
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Developing whole heart MRIImperial College London | Dr Peter Gatehouse
Coronary artery disease and some inherited heart muscle diseases cause patients to experience symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue and chest pain, because of a restricted blood supply to the heart muscle. A relatively new method for measurin...
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The link between ageing and heart diseaseKing's College London | Dr Gian De Nicola
Dr Gian De Nicola is a structural biologist. He examines the shape and size of biological molecules like proteins, and tries to determine how their shape is related to their function in the body. He has been working in Professor Michael Mar...
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Improving the identification of faulty heart valvesKing's College London | Dr Pablo Lamata
Blood travels through our hearts in a one-way system. Strong, flexible, one-way valves within the heart make sure blood keeps flowing in the correct direction. However, valves can become inflamed and stiff with age and disease, which puts a...
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Understanding health
Get practical tips to manage your heart health, with the latest on conditions, symptoms, tests, and treatments from our experts.
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Finding blood biomarkers that predict the need for aortic valve replacementUniversity of Leicester | Professor Leong Ng
Aortic stenosis (AS) is a very common heart valve disease which restricts blood flow out of the heart. Many patients experience breathlessness or chest pain with exercise. Currently, the only effective treatment is replacing the valve in pa...
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Do platelets cause inflammation in people with diabetes?University of Leeds | Professor Khalid Naseem
Diabetes is a complex disorder characterized by too much sugar (glucose) in the blood. People with diabetes are at high risk of developing heart and circulatory disease, partly because of inflammation which damages blood vessels. Unders...
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Testing if sulforaphane is protective in obesity and gestational diabetesKing's College London | Dr Sarah Chapple
Dr Sarah Chapple and her colleagues at King’s College London are working out if a molecule called sulforaphane could protect mothers and babies from the harmful effects of maternal obesity and diabetes. Obesity increases the risk of gesta...