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Developing ways to personalise digoxin treatmentUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Davor Pavlovic
Digoxin is a common treatment for people with atrial fibrillation and heart failure, but it doesn’t always work as well as expected. Dr Pavlovic’s team at the University of Birmingham has previously shown that substances in the blood called...
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Are histone proteins involved in heart complications in sepsis?University of Liverpool | Dr Guozheng Wang
Sepsis and septic shock are the main cause of death in patients in intensive care. Patients with sepsis, a widespread infection, often die because their blood pressure and heart function drop significantly, and they can’t supply enough bloo...
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How acid transport proteins affect the heartUniversity of Oxford | Dr Pawel Swietach
Living cells naturally generate acid while carrying out the processes that allow them to do their respective jobs. This acid is toxic to the body, so it is transported out of cells into the bloodstream, and removed by the lungs and kidneys....
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Refining ablation methods to treat atrial fibrillationImperial College London | Professor Prapa Kanagaratnam
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart rhythm disorder that causes palpitations and breathlessness. The condition is caused by abnormal electrical activity originating from the veins that drain into the left atrium. Catheter ablation is...
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Improving the lives of patients with tetralogy of FallotImperial College London | Professor Michael Gatzoulis
Tetralogy of Fallot affects approximately one in every 3,600 births. It is the most common cyanotic congenital heart defect present at birth (where the baby’s skin has a blue appearance because it is not receiving enough oxygen-carrying blo...
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Studying the role of microRNAs in hypertrophic cardiomyopathyKing's College London | Dr Seda Eminaga
A common cause of sudden cardiac arrest in young people is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM occurs when cells in the heart muscle increase in size. Eventually they can cause the walls of the two cavities in the heart – known as the ve...
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Creating the first detailed 3D maps of the heart’s electrical conduction systemUniversity of Manchester | Dr Halina Dobrzynski
Models of human anatomy have been used for centuries to teach doctors and improve our understanding of health and disease. In recent decades, the treatment of heart defects in babies has been vastly improved thanks to detailed anatomical mo...
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Can a new type of pacemaker treatment improve symptoms in heart failure?Imperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett
Dr Zachary Whinnett and his team study heart failure, a serious condition with debilitating symptoms that has no cure. Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT), a type of pacemaker therapy, is an important treatment for heart failure, imp...
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Where to position a pacemaker lead in the heartUniversity of Manchester | Dr Matthias Schmitt
Dr Matthias Schmitt, University of Manchester, is determining the best position for a pacemaker lead in the heart. When a pacemaker is implanted, the lead can be placed at the lowermost tip of the heart, or between the ventricle chambers of...
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Sudden infant death syndrome - investigating the genetic riskSt George's, University of London | Professor Elijah Behr
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS, commonly also known as cot death) is a devastating family tragedy that occurs when a child is younger than one year of age. The specific cause of death cannot be determined despite extensive investigation...