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RESEARCH
Understanding the role of a ‘microRNA’ in causing heart arteries to narrowQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Dr Qingzhong Xiao
Dr Qingzhong Xiao and his team at Queen Mary, University of London are working out why arteries re-narrow after coronary angioplasty. Doctors carry out this procedure to restore the blood supply to the heart muscle. It involves widening nar...
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Are e-cigarettes less damaging to blood vessels than regular cigarettes?University of Dundee | Professor Jacob George
Dr Jacob George wants to find out whether smoking electronic cigarettes is kinder to blood vessels than smoking normal cigarettes. E-cigarettes are marketed as a safer option for people who want to stop smoking. However, although they do...
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Can endothelial progenitor cells move to an injured blood vessel?University of Edinburgh | Dr Nicholas L M Cruden
Damage to blood vessels can cause a number of serious conditions including coronary heart disease and stroke. Scientists believe that the body repairs damaged blood vessels with a type of stem cell called an endothelial progenitor cell. Dr ...
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Bias and Biology Northern Ireland: the heart attack gender gap
Bias and Biology Northern Ireland is a dedicated report on the heart attack gender gap faced by women in the awareness, diagnosis and treatment of heart attacks.
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Incidence and prevalence - comorbidities - stroke
Stroke patients living with other long-term health conditions.
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Patient and Public Panel
The BHF is entirely publicly-funded and patients are at the heart of everything we do. The Patient and Public Panel - including people from around the world - will assess applications based on how transformational they are and whether they demonstrate clear patient relevance.
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A new way to prevent heart damage in diabetesUniversity of Bristol | Professor Simon Satchell
People with diabetes can develop a condition called diabetic cardiomyopathy, which means the heart muscle doesn’t pump blood around the body as effectively as it should. Dr Simon Satchell and his colleagues at the University of Bristol are ...
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Studying why sleep breathing disorders can lead to atrial fibrillationUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Dr Paulus Kirchhof
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia), sending the top chambers of the heart (the atria) into spasm. AF is dangerous because it significantly increases the likelihood of stroke, so finding e...
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Understanding the role of Pak3 protein in heart cell dysfunction and heart failureUniversity of Manchester | Dr Wei Liu
Heart failure – when the heart cannot pump blood around the body effectively – is a leading cause of death worldwide. Regardless of the initial cause, many changes take place in heart cells during the development of heart failure. Autopha...
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Our research highlights of 2022
It has been a bumper year for BHF research. We’ve seen stem cell plasters to repair damaged hearts, technology that can speed up detection of heart disease, and of course our biggest ever research grant - £30 million to rewrite the DNA that causes killer heart muscle diseases. Each discovery brings us a step closer to ending heartbreak from heart and circulatory diseases forever.