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How social inequalities lead to heart disease
Social and economic factors can significantly affect your risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases and diabetes. We’ve been funding research to better understand why.
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Can carbon monoxide treatment prevent certain types of heart disease?University of Sheffield | Dr Janet Chamberlain
Many patients with heart disease undergo stent implantation to improve the function of disease vessel walls. Some patients receive stents that release chemicals to help prevent disease after fitting, but these are not without risks; biodegr...
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Heart disease most common pre-existing condition for coronavirus deaths
Heart disease was found to be the most common pre-existing health condition in people who died with coronavirus (Covid-19) during March in England and Wales, according to new data from the ONS.
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A clinical trial of spironolactone to improve heart health in people with chronic kidney diseaseUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Jonathan N Townend
Mild chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a very common condition. Even people with early stage kidney disease are much more likely to develop cardiovascular complications such as sudden cardiac death and heart failure. Recent research has shown...
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How do ADAMTS contribute to damaging changes to the extracellular matrix in heart disease?King's College London | Dr Javier Barallobre Barreiro
Researchers at King’s College London are studying why the mesh of proteins around the heart changes in heart disease. During heart failure the heart can’t pump strongly enough to respond to the demands of the body. It is a life-limiting ...
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Searching for a safer way to treat heart diseaseKing's College London | Professor Michael Marber
The enzyme p38, can be found in every cell in the body. It is part of our response to stress and we cannot live without it. But in a similar way to adrenaline and other stress hormones, p38 becomes very active in some diseases and causes da...
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Cross-Party Group Inquiry into the implementation of the Heart Disease Action Plan
The Cross-Party Group on Heart and Circulatory Diseases has come together to undertake an inquiry into the Scottish Government's Heart Disease Action Plan.
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Smoking during pregnancy linked to child’s risk of having congenital heart disease
Research we part funded has found that children born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy were at increased risk of having congenital heart disease. The study bought together data from more than 230,000 families from seven European birth cohorts.
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Ethnic Differences in Cardiovascular Disease 2010Booklet, 52 Pages, published on 10/01/2010
A supplement to the Coronary Heart Disease Statistics series, this booklet focuses on ethnic inequalities in the experience of cardiovascular disease in the UK.
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New research reveals low birthweight increases heart disease risk, independently of intrauterine conditions
New research we part-funded has revealed that having a low birthweight increases the risk of developing heart disease, independently of the intrauterine environment.