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What do bright spots in pregnancy scans tell us about children’s hearts?Cardiff University | Dr Lisa Hurt
Each day in the UK, 12 babies are diagnosed with a heart defect that occurs as the baby develops in the womb. Pregnant women have an ultrasound scan when they are about 20 weeks pregnant, and nearly half of all serious heart defects are det...
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Schoolchildren across NI to become lifesavers
A new interactive online learning tool has been launched by British Heart Foundation Northern Ireland (BHF NI) to equip thousands of schoolchildren with essential life-saving skills.
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How RhoJ helps new blood vessels to growUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Victoria Heath
Dr Victoria Heath and her team at the University of Birmingham are studying the processes that control angiogenesis - when blood vessels form from existing vessels. This process is important in health and in heart and circulatory disease. ...
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Using stem cells to understand atherosclerosisUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills
Damage to the cells that line our blood vessels (endothelial cells) result in formation of fatty deposits in the walls of the arteries (atherosclerosis) and can cause angina or a heart attack. In this fellowship, Dr Mills proposes to use st...
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Staying positive through multiple surgeries: Kieran's story
Kieran Cooper has had numerous procedures and surgeries for the heart condition he was born with. He shares how he copes and stays positive.
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Analysing MRI scans of people taking part in UK BiobankQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Dr Steffen Petersen
Research studying large populations has revolutionised cardiology and prevention strategies by identifying well-established cardiovascular risk factors, such as smoking, obesity and lack of physical activity. Between 2006 and 2010, 500,000 ...
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Targeting inflammation to treat pulmonary hypertensionGlasgow Caledonian University | Dr Kathryn Wilson
Dr Kathryn Wilson from the University of Glasgow is working out how inflammatory processes cause pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), where lung blood vessels narrow and the pressure within the vessel rises. To compensate the heart pumps ...
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Research reveals impact of Covid-19 on global cardiac services
A new study, led by researchers we fund at the University of Leeds, has revealed the global impact of Covid-19 on global cardiac services.
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Creating the first detailed 3D maps of the heart’s electrical conduction systemUniversity of Manchester | Dr Halina Dobrzynski
Models of human anatomy have been used for centuries to teach doctors and improve our understanding of health and disease. In recent decades, the treatment of heart defects in babies has been vastly improved thanks to detailed anatomical mo...
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Determining why anticlotting drugs don’t work well in some peopleQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Timothy Warner
Professor Timothy Warner is studying why some people with heart and circulatory conditions do not respond well to anti-clotting drugs that protect them from heart attacks and strokes. Atherosclerosis, when arteries become ‘furred up’ wit...