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The hearts of one hundred patients with sleep apnoea from are being monitored in a new BHF funded trial to help researchers understand why sufferers are more likely to die from heart disease.

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University of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk

Heart failure caused by high blood pressure often results from structural changes in the heart, such as the build-up of scar tissue. This process is called fibrosis and can reduce the capacity of the heart to pump blood efficiently around t...

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University of Leeds | Dr Richard Cubbon

Type 2 diabetes affects more than 1 million people in the UK, most of who are unable to control their blood sugar because they don’t respond to the hormone insulin. This is called ‘insulin resistance’, and can damage blood vessels, leading ...

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University of Birmingham | Dr Victoria Heath

Dr Victoria Heath’s PhD student is finding out how a protein called protocadherin 1 helps new blood vessels to form. When the blood supply to parts of the body becomes restricted because of blocked blood vessels, blood vessels need to grow ...

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University of Cambridge | Dr Antony Jackson

On the surface of each heart muscle cell are tiny pores, or ion channels. These open and close to let sodium, calcium and potassium ions flow in and out of the cells, and generate the electrical signal that causes the heart to contract and ...

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