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University of Birmingham | Professor Dr Paulus Kirchhof

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia), sending the top chambers of the heart (the atria) into spasm. AF is dangerous because it significantly increases the likelihood of stroke, so finding e...

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University of Nottingham | Dr Hiten Mistry

BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Hiten Mistry is working out if salt intake influences development of pre-eclampsia, a condition affecting pregnant women and causing high blood pressure and protein in the urine. Pre-eclamps...

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University of Bristol | Professor Julian Paton

Millions of people in the UK are diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension) which significantly increases a person’s risk of developing heart disease. Medicines are available to treat it but can be ineffective in up to half of patien...

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Loughborough University | Professor Mark Hamer

Many of us spend a lot of time sitting down, either sitting at a desk, driving or watching TV. But it is important to get active - physical activity reduces the risk of many diseases including heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Despite the...

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University of Reading | Professor Jonathan Gibbins

Researchers in Reading are developing new tests they hope could predict how individuals will respond to anti-platelet drugs. Platelets are cells in the blood that trigger blood clotting. They protect us from excessive bleeding after inju...

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University of Bristol | Professor Alastair Poole

Supervised by Professor Alastair Poole, a PhD student is studying what keeps platelets - small blood cells that stick together and form clots when you are injured – working normally. Understanding how platelets work will mean that we can f...

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University of Manchester | Dr Adam Greenstein

Obesity is a growing problem in the UK. Children who are obese are at a much higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease if they remain obese. Scientists know that in obesity-related cardiovascular disease, the inner lining of the bloo...

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Imperial College London | Professor James Crawley

Blood clotting is a vital process that helps our bodies to heal from injury, and prevents us from bleeding to death. However, blood clots in the wrong place at the wrong time can be very dangerous. When they occur in a vein, often in the le...

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