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RESEARCH
Studying genes that cause congenital heart diseaseUniversity of Manchester | Professor Bernard Keavney
BHF Professor Bernard Keavney studies the genes underlying congenital heart disease. Professor Keavney has already identified several genes involved in congenital heart disease, when the heart or major blood vessels have not formed prop...
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Pinpointing the links between air pollution and heart damageUniversity of Manchester | Dr Holly Shiels
Short exposures to air pollution can trigger heart attacks, strokes and irregular heart rhythms, especially in people already at risk of these conditions. Evidence suggests a link between a group of air pollutants called polycyclic aromatic...
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How a South American plant can teach us about irregular heart rhythmSwansea University | Dr Mark Bannister
Dr Mark Bannister and his team at the University of Swansea are studying a protein inside heart cells called the ryanodine receptor. The ryanodine receptor is a channel that releases calcium from stores inside the heart cells, providing the...
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Studying better ways to identify heart scar tissue causing dangerous heart rhythm disturbancesNewcastle University | Dr Ruairidh Martin
Dr Ruairidh Martin has been awarded a travel fellowship to travel to a hospital in Bordeaux, France, for one year to enhance his research and clinical training. Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a life-threatening heart rhythm disturbance...
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Could inhibiting PMCA4 protect people from death after a heart attack?University of Manchester | Dr Delvac Oceandy
Coronary heart disease occurs when the inside of one or more of your coronary arteries become narrowed due to a gradual build-up of fatty deposits. This limits the blood flow in part of your heart muscle, causing inflammation and disruptin...
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Studying the causes of heart muscle fibrillationImperial College London | Professor Nicholas Peters
Professor Nicholas Peters and colleagues at Imperial College London are studying fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder where electrical current flows through the heart muscle in an uncoordinated and irregular way. He wants to identify the p...
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Why and how is cell-to-cell conduction speed impaired by heart attack?University of Glasgow | Professor Godfrey L Smith
Researchers in Glasgow are studying why, after heart attack, electrical conduction through the heart changes. When the heart beats, all of its cells must contract in coordinated fashion. To make this happen, an electrical signal spreads ra...
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Testing if phosphodiesterases could treat atrial fibrillationUniversity of Manchester | Dr Katharine Dibb
Dr Katharine Dibb and her colleagues at the University of Manchester are investigating a new way to treat the most common irregular heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation (AF). AF can lead to a person having a stroke or heart attack. Calciu...
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Olympian Ellie Downie takes on London to Brighton Bike Ride
Former Olympic gymnast Ellie Downie is donning her Lycra once again to take on our iconic London to Brighton Bike Ride in memory of her brother who died from a sudden cardiac arrest. Ellie, a BHF ambassador and first-time cyclist, is now determined to raise awareness for heart conditions by supporting the us.
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Previous awards - International Cardiovascular Research Partnership Awards
Learn more about what we have previously funded under the International Cardiovascular Research Partnership Award funding scheme