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Developing a new safe and effective stem cell therapy to treat heart failureQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Ken Suzuki
Heart failure means that the heart cannot pump blood around the body effectively. A common cause of heart failure is a disease of the heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) which can be inherited or caused by a heart attack. Stem cell therapy show...
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Investigating the potential of injectable gene therapies to improve heart muscle function following a heart attackKing's College London | Professor Dr Mauro Giacca
A heart attack happens when a blockage in the coronary arteries restricts the blood supply to heart muscle, starving the muscle of oxygen and nutrients, which can leave the heart with irreversible damage. Over time this can lead to heart fa...
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Benefits of aspirin outweighed by risk of bleeding
Aspirin prevents heart attacks in people with diabetes, but it causes almost as many major bleeds and should not be routinely prescribed to prevent first heart attacks, according to research that we've funded being presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich.
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7 ways to support a friend or relative with health problems
Going through health issues is never easy. If you're a family member or friend, here are some suggestions for ways you might be able to help. Read more.
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Can MRI be used as a reliable tool to assess heart microstructure?University of Oxford | Professor Jurgen E Schneider
Understanding the in-depth structure of the heart is crucial to help researchers know how the heart works and develop new computer models of the heart. The way heart cells are orientated and arranged in layers within the heart muscle (the h...
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From sci-fi to reality: a peek into the future of medicine
Discover what the future of medicine might bring, and how our research could help people with heart and circulatory conditions.
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Trying to detect Acute Type A aortic dissection (AAD) before it’s too lateUniversity of Liverpool | Dr Riaz Akhtar
The aorta is the major artery of the human circulation. It has to withstand very high pressures to distribute blood from the heart all around the body. Acute Type A aortic dissection (AAD) is an uncommon but very serious condition in which ...
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Safe guarding the cell’s energy sources to protect the heart during a heart attackUniversity College London | Professor Derek Hausenloy
Ischaemic heart disease commonly presents as a heart attack due to a blockage in one of the main heart arteries, depriving the heart muscle of oxygen and nutrients resulting in heart muscle injury. New treatments are required to protect the...
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Designing a new drug target to reduce high blood sugar and blood vessel damage in diabetesUniversity of Dundee | Professor Calum Sutherland
People with diabetes are at an increased risk of heart and circulatory conditions because of damage to blood vessels caused by high blood sugar (glucose) levels. Small vessel disease (microvascular disease) is a complication of diabetes an...
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A new imaging technique to help doctors spot when heart muscle becomes diseasedUniversity of Oxford | Professor Damian Tyler
Our hearts need to convert fuels (sugars and fats) into energy to enable them to beat. But we know that in heart disease, this process becomes altered, and the heart muscle cannot use fuel correctly. Dr Damian Tyler, from the University...