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Is zinc important in ensuring the normal heartbeat?University of St Andrews | Dr Samantha Pitt
In healthy people, calcium is released from large stores in heart cells through specialised ‘gates’ called ryanodine receptors. The release of calcium into the cell causes the heart to beat strongly. But in patients with heart failure, calc...
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How does protein build-up cause different types of heart damage?University College London | Dr Marianna Fontana
Amyloidosis of the heart occurs when abnormal protein molecules (amyloid) produced by bone marrow builds up in heart muscle. The amyloid causes stiffening of the heart muscle, interferes with the heart’s electrical system and reduces blood ...
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BHF Professor Barbara Casadei appointed Head of the National Heart and Lung Institute
Leading cardiologist and BHF Professor Barbara Casadei has been appointed as head of the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), Imperial College London.
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Harnessing the body’s natural defences against blood vessel damageUniversity of Sheffield | Dr Alfred Thompson
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating condition caused when the blood vessels in the lung become progressively narrower. This causes increased blood pressure in the lungs and can lead to heart failure. This abnormal narrow...
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Working out how the inflammasome forms in atherosclerosisUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Xuan Li
Atherosclerosis, the thickening of blood vessels with fatty deposits, is increasingly being linked with higher levels of inflammation (immune response). When something triggers an immune response, such as an infection or physical injury, a ...
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Studying the proteins that control heart rhythmUniversity of Oxford | Professor Ming Lei
Tiny pores, or ion channels on the surface of heart muscle cells open and close to let electrically charged sodium, calcium and potassium ions flow into and out of heart cells and generate the electrical signal that spreads from the top of ...
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