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BHF pays tribute to Professor Tony Gershlick
The British Heart Foundation has paid tribute to the life and work of Professor Tony Gershlick, who sadly died on Friday the 20th of November 2020 after contracting Covid-19. Professor Gershlick was considered a ‘leading light’ interventional cardiology – a field which involves using angiograms and stents to treat heart attacks and heart disease.
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Bone hormone could provide new treatment for heart rhythm disorder
A hormone which helps regulate bone mass is also produced by the heart and could help treat people with a dangerous heart rhythm disorder.
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New microscope techniques to identify signalling compartments in the heartImperial College London | Professor Julia Gorelik
Dr Julia Gorelik from Imperial College London is studying the mechanisms that control contraction of the heart in health and in heart failure. These include proteins that regulate molecules called cAMP and cGMP which cause heart cells to co...
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Understanding how to generate different types of heart cellUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Stefan Hoppler
As the heart develops, stem cells are directed to become specialised heart cells by messages from surrounding cells. The heart’s developmental programming depends on a complex network of signals and actions between cells and proteins in the...
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How inequalities contribute to heart and circulatory diseases
Data has been brought together across prevention, treatment and outcomes by levels of deprivation in England, outlining health inequalities.
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Heart failure stages explained
Read our guide to the 4 stages or classes of heart failure and what they mean in terms of your symptoms.
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Leeds research could see new approach to treating heart attack patients
BHF-funded study uses MRI scanning techniques to look at hearts within hours of a heart attack, with a view to developing more patient-specific treatment.
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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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The links between mental health and heart health
Your mental health can affect your heart health, and vice versa. Our research is helping to understand why, and test new treatments for people with heart and circulatory diseases.