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Cardiff University | Dr Nia Thomas

Coordinated contraction of the heart muscle during each heartbeat is only achieved when calcium movement in heart cells is well controlled. Unfortunately, we now know that genetic errors in key molecules and structures of the heart that con...

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University of Bristol | Dr Andrew F James

A team of researchers at the University of Bristol, headed by Dr Andrew James, are asking whether a new class of drugs could treat atrial fibrillation, or AF, the most common type of abnormal heart rhythm. AF causes palpitations and brea...

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University of Oxford | Professor Barbara Casadei

BHF Professor Casadei, at the University of Oxford, is researching the causes of the abnormal heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation (AF), and has identified an important protective role for a gas called nitric oxide (NO). Professor Casadei has...

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University of Bristol | Professor Jules Hancox

Professor Jules Hancox and his colleagues at the University of Bristol are studying the causes of abnormal heart rhythms in Rett Syndrome, a condition caused by faults in a gene called MECP2. In Rett Syndrome, children initially thrive, but...

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University of Bath | Professor Alain Nogaret

A healthy person’s heart rate naturally varies slightly as they breathe – increasing with the ‘in’ breath, and slowing with the ‘out’ breath. In heart failure (where the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body’s demands), this natur...

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University of Birmingham | Professor Dr Paulus Kirchhof

Consultant cardiologist Professor Paulus Kirchhof from the University of Birmingham has been awarded a Senior Clinical Research Fellowship to establish a world-leading research programme in Birmingham into atrial fibrillation (AF), the most...

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University of Bristol | Professor Neil Marrion

Professor Neil Marrion and colleagues at the University of Bristol are investigating ‘SK’ channels in the upper chamber of the heart, to see if they hold the key to treating abnormal heart rhythms. For the heart muscle to beat in synchron...

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University of Bristol | Professor Jules Hancox

Our heart is divided into four chambers – two upper ‘atria’ and two lower ‘ventricles’. Between the atria and ventricles, there is a small region of the heart called the atrioventricular node (AVN). The AVN receives the electrical signal ne...

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University of Cambridge | Dr Antony Jackson

BHF-funded researchers in Cambridge are investigating the molecular biology underlying Brugada syndrome. Brugada syndrome is a dangerous inherited heart condition that can cause sudden death. About 30 per cent of cases are caused by abnorm...