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Imperial College London | Professor Cesare M N Terracciano

Supervised by Professor Cesare Terracciano, an MBPhD student is developing a new model that simulates the heartbeat in the laboratory so it can be used in research to bring regenerative medicine to the clinic. The ability to make cardia...

We gained a valuable insight into patients’ experiences of cardiac rehabilitation, how COVID-19 affected its delivery, and consider what improvements can be made to these services.

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University of Cambridge | Professor Christopher W J Smith

Professor Christopher Smith and his colleagues at the University of Cambridge are studying a group of proteins that help to determine the correct function of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) that line arteries. DNA is a chemical code th...

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University of Dundee | Professor Jacob George

A team from the University of Dundee will conduct a clinical trial in patients with high blood pressure, looking particularly at thickening of the heart muscle (left ventricular hypertrophy). Although high blood pressure can be controlled w...

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University of East Anglia | Dr Derek Warren

Healthy blood vessels are constantly responding to their surrounding environment. They are lined with muscle cells that can expand and contract which helps them cope with changes in blood pressure and maintains blood flow throughout the bod...

Our Associate Medical Director, and a GP, Dr Mike Knapton writes about the recent media reports around the possible dangers of the heart failure and atrial fibrillation drug digoxin.

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University of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker

BHF Professor Andrew Baker and his colleagues at the University of Edinburgh are studying the importance of non-coding RNAs in pulmonary hypertension, a condition where the pressure rises in the blood vessels in the lungs, which can ultimat...

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Morris Brown

Professor Morris Brown and his team at Queen Mary, University of London, are investigating if a new technique could cure some people of their high blood pressure. High blood pressure, or hypertension, can lead to strokes and heart attacks...

A diet high in saturated fat is more dangerous for the heart than a diet high in unsaturated fat, even when there has been no weight gain, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2024 in London.

Nicola Topping was told she had indigestion when she had chest discomfort. But later tests suggest it was probably a heart attack.