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How does the MyBP-C protein cause cardiomyopathy?King's College London | Dr Thomas Kampourakis
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Thomas Kampourakis is studying how faulty proteins lead to cardiomyopathies, diseases of the heart muscle that can cause heart failure. When the heart beats many elements work together t...
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Understanding genetic errors that affect myosin in cardiomyopathyUniversity of Kent | Professor Michael Geeves
Individuals with inherited genetic errors in heart muscle proteins are at risk of sudden death at any age. This is because the error leads to two major types of heart disease: a thickened heart wall (called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy); or ...
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Searching for a treatment to combat over-contraction of the heart in people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathyUniversity of Oxford | Professor Charles Redwood
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an inherited disease of the heart muscle. It’s generally caused by genetic faults affecting the filaments that contract each muscle cell to create the heart’s pumping action. Professor Charles Redwood an...
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How the giant protein titin causes cardiomyopathyUniversity of Oxford | Dr Katja Gehmlich
Dr Katja Gehmlich and her colleagues at the University of Oxford are trying to find out how a faulty gene leads to an inherited heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy, where the heart enlarges and cannot pump effectively. Dr Gehm...
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Could boosting glucose metabolism treat diabetic cardiomyopathy?University of Manchester | Dr Wei Liu
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Wei Liu is studying ways to treat diabetic cardiomyopathy, a condition that can lead to heart failure because the heart doesn’t pump as well as it should. Healthy hearts are fuelled by a...
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Harnessing artificial intelligence in cardiomyopathy diagnosisImperial College London | Dr Declan O'Regan
A multidisciplinary team of scientists is using the latest technology to help predict how cardiomyopathy will affect individual patients. Cardiomyopathy is a group of diseases affecting the heart muscle, which can lead to heart failure or ...
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5 million euros awarded to international research teams to tackle heart and circulatory diseases
Leading researchers in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK will join forces to drive breakthroughs in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of heart and circulatory diseases, thanks to a pioneering partnership between us, the Dutch Heart Foundation (DHF) and German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK).
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How does heart metabolism become disrupted to cause diabetic cardiomyopathyUniversity of Manchester | Dr Wei Liu
Investigating how diabetes causes a dangerous condition called diabetic cardiomyopathy. Diabetes is a major global health problem, estimated to affect more than 400 million people. The condition can double a person’s risk of developing h...
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The role of inflammation in Arrhythmogenic CardiomyopathyUniversity College London | Professor Perry Elliott
Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (AC) is a heart muscle disease that can cause sudden death in young people. The condition is often inherited, but the way in which it damages the heart muscle is poorly understood. One thing we do know about AC...
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Is PECAM a candidate gene for cardiomyopathy?University of Oxford | Dr Ellie Tzima
Cardiomyopathies are diseases of the heart muscle that can either be inherited through a faulty gene or acquired later in life. Cardiomyopathies can be life-threatening because the heart is weakened and unable to pump blood to meet the dema...