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Sorting apples from pears: do Wnt proteins determine body fat distribution?University of Oxford | Dr Constantinos Christodoulides
BHF Intermediate Clinical Research Fellow Dr Constantinos Christodoulides is working out if proteins called Wnts affect a person’s risk of developing heart and circulatory disease. The location of body fat determines how it influences th...
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Understanding how pericytes drive new blood vessel growthUniversity of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu
Pericytes are cells that surround blood vessels and play an important role in the growth of new blood vessels (known as angiogenesis). When there is a reduction in blood supply (ischemia), the growth of new blood vessels limits the damage c...
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European Heart Network appoints BHF CEO as President
Our Chief Executive Dr Charmaine Griffiths has been announced as the new President of the European Heart Network (EHN).
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The athlete’s paradox, insulin resistance and diabetesUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Dana Dawson
Dr Dana Dawson and her team at the University of Aberdeen are investigating the ‘athlete’s paradox’: why both obese people with diabetes and trained athletes have higher levels of lipids (fat) in their muscles, but with differing impacts on...
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Working out how congenital heart defects developUniversity College London | Professor Peter Scambler
Professor Peter Scambler and his team at University College London study the underlying causes of different types of congenital heart disease – a condition where the heart doesn’t form properly as it develops in the womb. Professor Scam...
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Unravelling the effects of genetic variation in pulmonary hypertensionImperial College London | Dr Christopher Rhodes
Over 9000 European people with rare diseases had their genomes sequenced as part of the UK’s BRIDGE project. One of diseases studied was pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) – high blood pressure in the lungs, which leads to heart failure....
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Statins may counteract stress hormones in pregnant women
BHF research suggests that statins could protect the hearts of babies in the womb from the adverse effects of their mother’s stress.
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Computer assessment of patients for transcatheter aortic valve replacementUniversity College London | Professor Silvia Schievano
Diseases of the heart valves are common and, when serious, require treatment with open-heart surgery. Recently, a non-surgical technique for aortic valve replacement has been developed. Despite its success, only patients considered at high ...
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Testing new treatments for CPVTUniversity of Manchester | Dr Luigi Venetucci
Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a genetic disorder characterised by the onset of irregular heart rhythm during exertion. This irregular heart rhythm (often a ventricular arrhythmia) can cause collapse and sud...