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Hearts Need More: a call for a Heart Disease Action Plan
As part of the Hearts Need More campaign, our report calls for a comprehensive Heart Disease Action Plan from government, outlining bold steps for prevention, treatment and innovative cures.
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Developing a new regenerative therapy to repair heart attack damageQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Ken Suzuki
Heart attacks cause damage to the heart muscle, which can limit its ability to pump blood around the body effectively. There are currently no treatments available to repair the damage caused by a heart attack. However, researchers in the fi...
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Understanding how a genetic fault leads to blocked arteriesUniversity College London | Professor Ian C Zachary
Scientists have previously discovered that changes to the Bcar1 gene are linked to the development of atherosclerosis – the build-up of fatty deposits in blood vessels. But little is currently known about how these genetic changes cause th...
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Using the power of big data to tackle heart and circulatory disease
We’ve been supporting big data studies, which are vital in understanding what causes diseases and how to prevent and treat them.
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Heart scans could lead to better treatment for patients in hospital with coronavirus
Doctors say heart scans may prove a useful tool for identifying patients who may benefit from additional treatments to improve their Covid-19 recovery and help prevent potential long-term damage to their heart.
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A pocket ‘CPR’ coach to save more lives from cardiac arrestUniversity College London | Professor Mark Peters
A cardiac arrest is when your heart suddenly stops pumping blood round your body. This can happen at any age. If someone’s heart stops beating, pushing hard and fast on the front of their chest can save their life. This is called card...
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Developing a tool to predict the effects of drugs to treat diabetes and heart diseaseBrunel University London | Dr Fotios Drenos
Development of a new drug is a long, expensive process. The majority are rejected during clinical trials because they are deemed unsafe or ineffective. A tool that could accurately predict the biological effects of a new drug early in its ...
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Urgent need to improve survival for heart attack patients with pre-existing conditions
Patients who are living with other illnesses are likely to survive for significantly shorter times after a heart attack, according to new research that we've part-funded.
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Targeting a key step in blood clotting, towards a new anticoagulant medicineUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Stephanie Jung
When we have a cut the body responds by forming a blood clot at the wound site. Platelets are small blood cells that prevent excessive bleeding when a blood vessel is injured, by clumping together and forming a blood clot. Blood clots are s...
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A new imaging tool to detect and monitor amyloid in the heartUniversity College London | Professor James Moon
In this fellowship, Professor James Moon and colleagues are developing a new imaging tool to detect amyloid protein in the heart. This may allow clinical trials of new drugs to treat the condition. Amyloidosis is a serious disease cause...