Skip to main content

Search

There are 5185 result(s) for cardiomyopathy

  • 5 ways to brighten up your breakfast

    Bored with breakfast? Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor presents five quick and easy ideas to make you fall in love with your morning meal.

  • How adrenaline can be a heart breaker

    We're researching the complex effects of adrenaline on the heart, particularly in 'broken heart syndrome' (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy).

  • 5 ways to stay healthy in winter

    How can we protect our health in winter? Find out our readers’ top tips on how to feel your best at this time of year.

  • RESEARCH

    Why do people with heart disease develop muscle weakness?

    Imperial College London | Dr Paul Kemp

    People with severe heart failure can develop muscle wasting and weakness, which makes it difficult to perform everyday tasks or exercise. Muscle wasting also occurs in people with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a condition where high bloo...

  • RESEARCH

    Testing single muscle cell threads in heart biopsies from people with cardiomyopathies

    Imperial College London | Dr Petr Vikhorev

    Cardiomyopathies are diseases that affect the heart muscle. They are frequently caused by genetic mutations, which are passed down through families. Cardiomyopathies can be very serious, causing enlargement or thickening of the heart, heart...

  • RESEARCH

    How does the heart make new heart muscle?

    Newcastle University | Dr Gavin Richardson

    This research aims to investigate how the heart makes new heart muscle in a model of heart disease and answer three main questions: How much can the heart mend itself? Which cells make new heart muscle? What limitations prevent these cells ...

  • RESEARCH

    Visualising the fine structure of heart muscle in 3D using electron tomography

    Imperial College London | Dr Pradeep Luther

    Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a heart condition that runs in families and affects the heart’s muscle. In HCM the heart’s muscle becomes thickened and stiff, making it harder for the heart to pump blood around the body. It is a relati...

  • Can you die from a broken heart?

    The BHF are funding a medical condition known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’ that is all too real for many people in the UK

  • The Big Beat Challenge: £30 million to start a revolution

    Out of the 75 proposals received, 4 have been shortlisted, but which research team will come out on top and win the Big Beat Challenge?

  • RESEARCH

    Looking for ways to prevent scars forming in heart muscle

    University of Oxford | Professor Houman Ashrafian

    Professor Houman Ashrafian at the University of Oxford is studying myocardial fibrosis – this is when scars form in the heart muscle without an obvious injury. It occurs in many heart diseases, including the inherited heart muscle condition...