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How do genes influence blood vessel cells related to heart and circulatory disease?University of Leicester | Professor Shu S Ye
Genetic variations are the differences in DNA among individuals. These differences mean that some people are more likely than others to develop heart and circulatory disease. There is evidence to suggest that some specific genetic variatio...
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Developing an MRI test to predict heart attack risk in coronary heart disease patientsKing's College London | Professor Rene Botnar
Patients with coronary heart disease have arteries which have been damaged by the build-up of ‘fatty plaques’ in the vessel wall, which can eventually rupture to cause a blood clot that leads to a heart attack. Some fatty plaques – a mixtur...
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Why and how do vascular ‘risk genes’ actually increase heart disease risk?University of Oxford | Professor Hugh Watkins
Genetic studies of large groups of people have identified changes in certain parts of their DNA that are more frequently found in people with coronary heart disease. Many of these changes are in regions of DNA that influence the walls of ou...
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Children with heart disease being let down by lack of clinical trials
Less than one per cent of UK children born with congenital heart disease are enrolled in clinical trials looking to improve treatments, according to research we've funded.
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Research shows broken heart syndrome causes long lasting heart damage
A condition once thought to temporarily cause heart failure in people who experience severe stress might actually cause longer-lasting damage to the heart muscle, according to new research that we've funded.
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How lifestyle factors interact to influence the risk of heart diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Dr F Lucy Wright
Supervised by Dr Charles Foster, this PhD student is studying how lifestyle factors interact to influence the chances of developing heart and circulatory disease. Lifestyle factors, including physical activity, diet, smoking and alcohol ...
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South Asians almost twice as likely to develop coronary heart disease than White Europeans
South Asians are almost twice as likely to develop coronary heart disease than White Europeans, according to research presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.
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Testing a new strategy to treat inflammation in heart diseaseUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Xuan Li
Dr Xuan Li from the University of Cambridge is looking for ways to reduce inflammation, a process which is involved in the build-up of fatty plaques inside arteries. When these plaques rupture they can block blood vessels, causing a life-th...
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Targeting T cells to control their behaviour in heart diseaseQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Federica Marelli Berg
Coronary heart disease (CHD) can be caused by the inappropriate behaviour of T cells—a type of immune cell. Although T cells help us fight infection, sometimes their action on the heart and blood vessels is unwanted. T cells can contr...
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Living with congenital heart disease: Patrick's story
Patrick McCann shares the emotional difficulties he experienced growing up with a heart condition and reveals how gratitude, meditation, and volunteering have helped him.