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Coronary Heart Disease Statistics 2007Booklet, published on 07/05/2014
The 2007 edition of the Coronary Heart Disease Statistics
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Investigating the potential of injectable gene therapies to improve heart muscle function following a heart attackKing's College London | Professor Dr Mauro Giacca
A heart attack happens when a blockage in the coronary arteries restricts the blood supply to heart muscle, starving the muscle of oxygen and nutrients, which can leave the heart with irreversible damage. Over time this can lead to heart fa...
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Understanding coronary heart diseaseBooklets, 64 pages, published on 21/07/2025
This booklet can help you and your loved ones understand what a diagnosis of coronary heart disease means. Order or download it for free.
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Stopping early stage heart disease progressing to heart failureImperial College London | Dr Viola Kooij
Hundreds of thousands of people are living with heart failure and currently there is no cure. Understanding the changes that occur in early stages of heart disease could reveal new ways to design drugs which stop patients progressing to hea...
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Adult congenital heart disease and pregnancy
If you’re living with a congenital heart disease, your pregnancy will be considered more of a risk. That’s why you must speak to a healthcare professional about starting a family. Find out what we advise for a safe pregnancy.
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£30m for scientists to rewrite DNA to cure killer heart diseases
An injectable cure for inherited heart muscle conditions that can kill young people in the prime of their lives could be available within a few years, after an international team of researchers were announced as the winners of our Big Beat Challenge.
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Scientists identify potential cause of statin-related muscle pain
An international team of BHF-funded researchers may have discovered why a small number of people experience muscle pain after taking statins.
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Do vascular smooth muscle cells cause chronic inflammation in atherosclerosis?University of Cambridge | Dr Murray Clarke
Dr Murray Clarke at the University of Cambridge is working out the processes that trigger inflammation in atherosclerosis, where plaques form within the artery walls causing them to narrow. Heart attacks happen when an artery supplying the ...
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The role of haem in smooth muscle cellsUniversity of Leicester | Dr Noel W Davies
Blood pressure is maintained by the contraction of smooth muscle cells (in blood vessels called vasoconstriction) which in turn depends on an electrical difference being maintained between the inside and outside of vascular smooth muscle (t...
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Investigating the role of SVEP1 in vascular smooth muscle contractionUniversity of Leicester | Dr Thomas Webb
Leicester researchers will uncover the function of a gene linked to heart disease. Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the UK. Our risk of developing it is determined both by our lifestyle and our genes. Recent resear...