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Harnessing IGF binding protein-2 to help grow new blood vesselsUniversity of Leeds | Dr Stephen Wheatcroft
Coronary heart disease and peripheral artery disease occur when blood vessels to the heart or limbs, respectively, become narrowed or blocked by a fatty build-up. Although these blockages can be reopened with a stent to widen the blocked ar...
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New risk calculator can help prevent heart attacks and strokes in people with type 2 diabetes
A new risk calculator, developed by BHF-funded researchers, will help to identify people with type 2 diabetes who are at high risk of developing heart and circulatory disease and help them get preventative treatment to ward off future heart attacks and strokes.
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Scientists discover stem cell which could repair blood vessels
Scientists we fund have identified a stem cell from blood which is critical for growing blood vessels.
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What is a PET scan?
Find what PET scans are used for, what’s involved, and what they will tell your doctor.
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Number of people with stroke-inducing heart condition at all-time high
The number of people living with atrial fibrillation – a dangerous heart rhythm condition and a major cause of stroke – has increased by 72 per cent in England over the last two decades, according to research we've funded.
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How molecules produced by platelets are involved in blood clottingQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Timothy Warner
When blood clots form in blood vessels they can block the flow of blood to vital organs and can cause heart attacks and strokes. Blood clots form when small cells in the blood called platelets become activated and stick together. When activ...
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Kidney health and high blood pressureUniversity of Exeter | Dr Maarten Koeners
Dr Maarten Koeners has been awarded an Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellowship grant totalling nearly £471,000 over 4 years to take up a research position at the University of Bristol. He will use novel techniques in rats to study ch...
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A clinical trial testing what level of potassium supplements are beneficial after heart surgeryQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Dr Benjamin O'Brien
Many people who have heart surgery go on to experience abnormal heart rhythms, particularly atrial fibrillation (AF), which can increase the risk of a blood clot forming inside the heart. It is thought that low levels of potassium in th...
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Fatty plaques build up at bends and branches of arteries
The fatty plaques responsible for heart attack and stroke are most likely to build up at the branches and bends of blood vessels, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation and published in the journal ATVB.