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There are 3447 result(s) for coronary disease mortality
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A clinical trial of iron supplementation for people with heart failureUniversity of Glasgow | Dr Paul R Kalra
Iron is needed for many processes in our bodies to work, including enabling our muscles to function correctly. People with heart failure frequently have low iron levels, which worsens their symptoms of shortness of breath and fatigue, their...
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The role of the XIIIA clotting factor in heart scarringUniversity of Leeds | Professor Peter J Grant
After a heart attack the lack of oxygen to the heart muscle triggers a process called fibrosis, where scar tissue build-up prevents the heart from beating normally. Fibrosis plays an important part in heart failure development and also occu...
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Developing computer models to help doctors manage aortic dissectionUniversity College London | Professor Stavroula Balabani
Supervised by mechanical engineer Dr Stavroula Balabani, the PhD student on this project is studying aortic dissection. Aortic dissection is a life threatening condition where the wall of the main blood vessel leaving the heart, the aorta, ...
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Early detection and diagnosis of heart & circulatory diseases
Millions of people across the UK are living with undiagnosed conditions that significantly increase their risk of heart or circulatory diseases, including high blood pressure (hypertension), high cholesterol and atrial fibrillation (AF).
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Understanding long-term effects of heart surgery in childrenUniversity College London | Dr Katherine Brown
Today, many more children born in the UK with complex heart defects have surgery, survive and get to go home than would have done decades ago. But little is known about what happens to these children as they grow up – about their long...
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Why do people with diabetes develop heart failure?University of Leicester | Professor Gerald McCann
Supervised by Professor Gerald McCann, the Clinical Research Training Fellow on this grant is working out why heart failure develops in people with diabetes and if there are ways to detect it early. Heart failure is one of the main caus...
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Arthritis drug investigated as possible vascular dementia treatment
Scientists funded by us will investigate the links between vascular dementia and heart disease, and test whether a drug currently used to treat arthritis could also be used as a treatment for vascular dementia.
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Changes in blood vessel structure – how are neuropilins involved?University College London | Professor Ian C Zachary
Professor Ian Zachary and colleagues at University College London are investigating vascular smooth muscle cells, which form an important part of the blood vessel wall. These cells are usually very stable and do not grow or move – this is v...
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The link between immune cells and high blood pressureUniversity of Edinburgh | Dr Neeraj Dhaun
High blood pressure (hypertension) is an important risk factor for heart disease, and its cause remains unclear in most people. Recent studies have suggested that a particular cell within the immune system, the macrophage, is involved in th...
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Investigating how streptococcus bacteria trigger endocarditisUniversity of Bristol | Dr Angela Nobbs
Endocarditis is an infection that affects the inner lining of the heart. It is a rare but life-threatening condition, usually caused by bacteria that have entered the bloodstream and have circulated to the heart. Oral streptococci bacteria ...