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Vascular dementia: could research lead to new treatment?
Discover how research could bring new treatment for vascular dementia in an interview with a group leader at the BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research.
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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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Finding cures for vascular dementia
Vascular dementia kills around 15,000 people in the UK every year. This is why we desperately need more research.
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Over 1 million to be offered weight loss drug on NHS to prevent heart attack or stroke
The weight loss jab Wegovy will soon be prescribed on the NHS to over 1 million people with cardiovascular disease to help prevent them from having a deadly heart attack or stroke, the health service has announced.
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A clinical trial asking how long people should take anti-platelet drugs for after a heart attackUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor David Newby
In the weeks and months after having a heart attack people are at high risk of having another heart attack. To combat this risk, doctors prescribe two anti-platelet medicines – commonly known as ‘blood-thinning’ drugs. However, these treatm...
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New models to understand vascular dementiaUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Karen Horsburgh
Professor Karen Horsburgh from the University of Edinburgh is studying cerebral small vessel disease (SVD), which causes about a quarter of strokes and is a leading cases of vascular dementia. Currently we do not understand what causes SVD ...
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Vascular dementia: your questions answered
From the stages of vascular dementia to prognosis and life expectancy, we answer common questions about vascular dementia.
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Improving our understanding of long term memory and thinking problems after strokeUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Joanna Wardlaw
Professor Joanna Wardlaw from the University of Edinburgh is studying vascular dementia, where the brain’s blood supply is decreased. Vascular dementia can develop after a stroke. In this project jointly funded by the BHF, the Stroke Associ...
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New genetic clues point to new treatments for 'silent' stroke
BHF-funded researchers have identified new genetic clues in people who’ve had small and ‘silent’ strokes that are difficult to treat and a major cause of vascular dementia.
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A clinical trial testing if a device can help reduce the risk of stroke during transcatheter valve replacement for aortic stenosisUniversity of Oxford | Professor Rajesh Kharbanda
Aortic stenosis (AS) is a condition causing a narrowing of the aortic valve, restricting blood flow out of the heart. AS can be treated by replacing the damaged valve. This is done either by open heart surgery, or by a less invasive procedu...