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Studying a new faulty gene that cause heart muscle diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Dr Katja Gehmlich
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an inherited heart disease that can lead to life-threatening heart rhythm problems and sudden cardiac death. It is normally caused by genetic mistakes, or mutation, that alter tiny structures in the hear...
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Do chemical changes to DNA cause scarring in the heart during coronary heart disease?Queen's University Belfast | Dr Chris Watson
In coronary heart disease, the small vessels that deliver blood supply to the heart are narrowed by the build-up of fatty plaques in the artery wall. These can rupture and cause a blood clot that can completely block the artery. The consequ...
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How does amyloid affect the heart and circulatory system ?Lancaster University | Professor David Middleton
Professor David Middleton and his colleagues at Lancaster University are studying how proteins called amyloid build up in the heart and circulatory system, having potentially devastating effects on health. In several diseases, proteins clu...
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Developing better, safer treatments for ventricular tachycardiaImperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett
Supervised by Dr Zachary Whinnett, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is working to improve quality of life for people with ventricular tachycardia, or VT – a heart rhythm disturbance that can be life threatening. People with VT can...
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Understanding heart scarring in atrial fibrillationQueen's University Belfast | Dr David Simpson
Atrial fibrillation (AF) – abnormal beating of the heart – often occurs because scar tissue has formed in the heart. This process is called fibrosis. The aim of this project is to understand more about the cells that cause fibrosis, to deve...
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Using stem cells to better understand beta receptors in heart cellsImperial College London | Professor Sian Harding
A research team led by Professor Sian Harding at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London has been awarded BHF funding of over £1 million to study heart cells in detail. This funding over three years will build on a pr...
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Why do people with coronary heart disease develop subsequent heart problems?University College London | Dr Riyaz Patel
Millions of people in the UK are living with coronary heart disease. Many of these people will unfortunately go on to have more heart problems, such as heart attack, heart failure and heart rhythm disturbance (arrhythmia). While we know muc...
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Predicting the best way to reset the heart’s rhythmImperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett
People with abnormal heart rhythms are sometimes treated with a method called ‘pacing’ which uses small electrical pulses to reset their heartbeat. Scientists have recently discovered a new method for resetting the heartbeat called His-paci...
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Developing a support programme to help people self-manage POTSUniversity of Warwick | Professor Kate Seers
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition where an abnormal increase in heart rate occurs after sitting or standing up. The syndrome is more common in women and is usually diagnosed between the ages of 17-35. POTS can ...
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Searching for a heart failure drug that targets how the heart muscle contractsKing's College London | Dr Thomas Kampourakis
Researchers at King’s College are on the hunt for a better, kinder, treatment for heart failure. This is urgently needed. Heart failure affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK today. It is a progressive condition that can be debi...