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RESEARCH
How SUMO wrestles heart injury after a heart attackUniversity of Bristol | Professor Jeremy Henley
Dr Jeremy Henley and colleagues at the University of Bristol have been awarded a grant to investigate how a protein called SUMO can help protect the heart from injury. The SUMO protein is attached to a specific protein in mitochondria, whic...
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Exercise ECG
An exercise ECG, heart or exercise stress test, is a test that looks at how your heart works when you’re exercising. It's often used to diagnose coronary heart disease.
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Bleeding hearts predict future heart failure
The amount a heart ‘bleeds’ following a heart attack can predict the severity of future heart failure, according to research presented today at the BCS, in Manchester.
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Iron and the heartUniversity of Oxford | Professor Samira Lakhal Littleton
Previous research has shown that manipulating iron levels in the heart could help to treat heart disease. But to manipulate iron in the heart, we first need to understand how iron levels are regulated. Hepcidin is a hormone made in the live...
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Looking for ways to repair a broken heartUniversity of Oxford | Dr Nicola Smart
Dr Nicola Smart and colleagues at the University of Oxford are looking for new ways to repair damaged heart muscle cells and boost heart repair after a heart attack, to prevent heart failure. Dr Smart discovered that in mice, cells that f...
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Living in most polluted areas increases risk of heart failure by a quarter
People in the most polluted areas could be 27 per cent more likely to develop heart failure
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Family history
If you have a family history of a heart or circulatory disease you’re at higher risk of developing conditions like coronary heart disease and having a heart attack or stroke.
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RESEARCH
Finding efficient ways to regenerate the heart and blood vesselsUniversity of Oxford | Dr Nicola Smart
Damage to the lining of a blood vessel can lead to the accumulation of a fatty plaque (atherosclerosis) and also allows immune cells to infiltrate the vessel wall. These immune cells destroy the muscle and elastic layers of the blood vessel...
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Heart rhythm problems research
Over a million people in the UK have a heart rhythm problem. Our research gives people with heart rhythm disorders the best chance of living longer, healthier lives.
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What is an echocardiogram?
An echocardiogram provides ultrasound images of your heart. Dr Rajan Sharma explains this common test to our Senior Cardiac Nurse Emily Reeve.