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Preventing long-term side effects from stent surgeryKing's College London | Professor Bijan Modarai
Aneurysms (swellings) in the aorta, the body’s main blood vessel, are often treated with stents. Sometimes stents can block branches of blood vessels supplying blood to the spinal cord, and in 10% of these cases, this interruption in blood-...
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Our four research grants committees include experts in basic and clinical cardiovascular research. Each of our committees meets four times a year other than the Translational Awards Committee which meets twice a year. Find out more about how we award research grants.
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Professor Steffen Petersen to become interim Director of the BHF Data Science Centre
Professor Petersen is to become interim Director of the BHF Data Science Centre, taking over from founding Director Professor Cathie Sudlow who is stepping down to lead a major new population study exploring the adolescent health.
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The effects of controlling a person’s blood pressure following brain haemorrhage and strokeUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman
Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman and colleagues at the University of Edinburgh are investigating if carefully controlling a person’s blood pressure improves their outcome following a stroke caused by a brain haemorrhage. Currently, it is kn...
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Understanding the different causes of blood pressure in men versus womenUniversity of Bristol | Dr Emma Hart
Dr Emma Hart is supervising a PhD student who is investigating gender-related differences in high blood pressure. In the past, it was thought that men were more at risk of high blood pressure. But evidence shows that incidence of high blood...
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Can tranexamic acid prevent or slow bleeding in the brain?University of Nottingham | Dr Robert Dineen
Bleeding into the brain can lead to stroke, and subsequent bleeds that continue afterwards put the patient at higher risk of death or disability. Tranexamic acid is a drug that is currently used against bleeding in acute trauma, and it also...
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Latest blood pressure research
Studying the brain could help us to better understand, and control, high blood pressure. Find out more about the latest blood pressure research.
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Translational Awards
We offer grants for translational research projects costing less than £250,000. Read for more information on the entry requirements, what's included in the award and how to apply.
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How do enzymes called ubiquitin ligases control new blood vessel growth?University of Leeds | Dr Sreenivasan Ponnambalam
Dr Sreenivasan Ponnambalam and his colleagues at the University of Leeds are studying what controls new blood vessel growth, to find new ways of repairing damaged blood vessels. Blood vessels are an essential network of biological tubes su...
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Understanding how the outer surfaces of cells keep blood vessels healthyMedical Research Council | Dr Benjamin Nichols
Blood vessels are made from special cells called endothelial cells. These cells have many small folds in the outer surface, called ‘caveolae’ (which means ‘little caves’ in Latin). Although there are many caveolae in endothelial cells, we d...