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The CVD Challenge in Northern Ireland
Find out how together we can address high-risk conditions for CVD in Northern Ireland to save lives and reduce NHS pressures.
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RESEARCH
Understanding how neuropeptide-Y affects the heartUniversity of Oxford | Professor Neil Herring
The speed and strength of the heartbeat can be increased by a group of nerves that work by releasing a chemical called norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter. Whilst norepinephrine is useful in healthy individuals during exercise, it can trigge...
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Studying why sleep breathing disorders can lead to atrial fibrillationUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Dr Paulus Kirchhof
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia), sending the top chambers of the heart (the atria) into spasm. AF is dangerous because it significantly increases the likelihood of stroke, so finding e...
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Studying problems with calcium channels in the heartCardiff 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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How drugs can cause life threatening heart rhythm disturbancesUniversity of Bristol | Dr Christopher Dempsey
For the heart to pump blood around the body efficiently, electrical signals must travel through the chambers of the heart in an organised and rhythmic way. These signals are co-ordinated by proteins in heart cells called ion channels. A div...
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Ymgyrchu a dylanwadu yng Nghymru
Cewch ddysgu am waith ym meysydd polisi, eiriol ac ymchwil i weld sut mae BHF Cymru'n ymgyrchu i wella gofal am y galon a chylchrediad y gwaed yng Nghymru.
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Heart surgery - TIGHT-K
TIGHT-K looked at when potassium supplements should be given after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
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Low blood pressure
Having low blood pressure doesn’t necessarily mean there is a problem, but it could be the result of another illness or condition.
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Developing a computer model to predict heart clots in atrial fibrillationUniversity College London | Dr Giorgia M Bosi
BHF Immediate Postdoctoral Basic Science Research Fellow Georgia Bosi is developing a new computer model that will help us understand why blood clots form in atrial fibrillation and what treatments work best. Arrhythmias happen when the...
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Identifying children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at risk of sudden cardiac deathUniversity College London | Dr Juan Pablo Kaski
This clinical PhD project supervised by Dr Juan Pablo Kaski, based at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, aims to improve how doctors identify children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who are at high risk of sudden cardiac death ...