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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 how released histones exert their toxic effects on the heartUniversity of Leeds | Professor Derek S Steele
Histones are a family of proteins which provide structural support to DNA. In healthy cells, histones (along with DNA) are found in the nucleus (the command centre of the cell). When cells are damaged and die e.g. due to a lack of oxygen...
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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...
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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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What can the properties of blood clots tell us about the risk of stroke in atrial fibrillation?University of Sheffield | Professor Robert Storey
Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat. It can cause a stroke because of blood clots forming in the heart and travelling to the brain. A protein called fibrin is a major component of blood clots...
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Understanding coronary artery disease in older athletesSt George's, University of London | Professor Sanjay Sharma
Coronary artery disease is the build-up of fatty material, also called atherosclerosis, in the vessels that supply the heart with blood. Some athletes, usually considered at low-risk for heart disease, can still develop more coronary artery...
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Making ‘virtual’ hearts to personalise treatment for abnormal heart rhythms.King's College London | Dr Martin Bishop
Our bodies and hearts are all unique, and treatments and procedures that work for one person may not be right for another. Many researchers are trying to develop new ways to understand this variation between individuals to allow them to pro...
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How to improve detection of atrial fibrillation with fitness bands and smart watchesUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Peter Charlton
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a condition that causes irregular beating of the upper chambers of the heart. It increases the risk of stroke because a blood clot is more likely to form inside the heart and travel to the brain. AF is undiagnose...
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Could MKK7 be a new treatment target to reduce heart damage after a heart attack?University of Manchester | Dr Xin Wang
Manchester researchers are studying a protein in the heart that they believe could have protective properties for heart cells. During a heart attack, a portion of the heart is starved of its blood supply. This kills or injures a large numb...
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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...