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Is the positioning of proteins on the surface of heart cells important for atrial fibrillation?Imperial College London | Professor Julia Gorelik
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of irregular heart rhythm, when the normal synchronised contraction of the upper chambers (atria) of the heart goes awry. This can have life-threatening consequences because it increases the ...
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Barbara Casadei
Barbara Casadei combines her role as a heart doctor at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with pioneering work to improve our understanding of atrial fibrillation
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A new scanning method to monitor whether an aneurysm is likely to ruptureUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor David Newby
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are caused by a swelling in the main blood vessel in the body, the aorta. If left to grow, the swelling can become life-threatening but there is currently no way to predict whether someone’s aneurysm will ca...
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Working out the structure of molecules that control blood pressureUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Aiwu Zhou
Blood pressure in humans is mainly controlled by systems that produce molecules resulting in vasodilation (widening of blood vessels) or vasoconstriction (narrowing of blood vessels). Imbalances of these systems are a cause of high blood pr...
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First clinical trial of gene therapy to prevent graft failure post CABGUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Andrew Howard Baker
Doctors sometimes recommend coronary bypass surgery for people with coronary heart disease (CHD), to improve the blood supply to heart muscle. It involves taking an artery or vein from elsewhere in the body and grafting it into the coronary...
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BHF throws support behind air pollution measures in capital
TfL has announced additional monitoring cameras that will expand the ULEZ.
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The role of histones in reperfusion injury following a heart attackUniversity College London | Professor Derek Yellon
Professor Derek Yellon and his team at University College London are investigating how the release of proteins, called histones, leads to damage in the heart after a heart attack, and how we could stop it. A heart attack occurs when an art...
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How do immune cells help to protect against atherosclerosis?University of Cambridge | Professor Ziad Mallat
BHF Professor Ziad Mallat at the University of Cambridge is studying how immune cells called type 2 innate lymphoid (or ILC2) cells, could help to protect against atherosclerosis, when arteries become furred up and narrow with fatty plaques...
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PKN1 protein as an important regulator of platelet stickinessUniversity of Bristol | Professor Alastair Poole
Professor Alastair Poole and colleagues at the University of Bristol are going to investigate a new protein called PKN1, which looks promising as an important regulator of platelet stickiness. Platelets are small cells that flow around...
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How does body fat lead to an abnormal heart rhythm?University of Oxford | Professor Dr Jemma Hopewell
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart condition that causes irregular beating of the upper chambers of the heart. It is more common in men than women. People with AF are at increased risk of stroke. Scientists have evidence to suggest ...