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RESEARCH
Finding the inflammatory culprit that drives tissue damage in blood vesselsUniversity of Bristol | Dr Jason L Johnson
White blood cells called monocytes are known to play a role in blood vessel damage that can lead to heart attacks and the bursting of aneurysms (bulges within arteries). Dr Jason Johnson has previously found a type of monocytes that is imp...
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Can blocking the Hippo pathway help keep blood vessels healthy?University of Bristol | Dr Mark Bond
Dr Mark Bond and his colleagues at the University of Bristol are studying how a molecule called cAMP protects blood vessel health to see if manipulating it could treat vascular disease. High levels of cAMP inside the cells that line bloo...
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Understanding how ageing affects heart cellsNewcastle University | Dr Gavin Richardson
Dr Gavin Richardson and his team at the University of Newcastle are working out how heart cells age and whether heart disease affects heart repair processes. Age is the biggest risk factor for heart disease. Older people are more likely ...
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National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation (NACR) Quality and Outcomes Report 2020Other
The National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation (NACR) Quality and Outcomes Report 2020 by the BHF and the University of York presents data on cardiac rehabilitation programmes across England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
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Protein kinase G, oxidants and high blood pressureKing's College London | Professor Philip Eaton
High blood pressure, or hypertension, puts a strain on the arteries and the heart. As high blood pressure often has no obvious symptoms, many people do not know they have the condition until their blood pressure is measured in a doctor’s su...
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Stroke - causes, signs and symptoms
A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of your brain is cut off, causing your brain cells to become damaged or die. Find out more about stroke and heart and circulatory disease.
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Cardiovascular Catalyst Awards
BHF Cardiovascular Catalyst Awards - fund research into the use of advanced analytics to improve cardiovascular care delivery and outcomes in the NHS
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RESEARCH
Studying t-tubule structure and function in normal and damaged heart muscleImperial College London | Dr Eva Rog Zielinska
The main pumping chambers of the heart, the ventricles, are made up of billions of muscle cells. For our hearts to pump, electrical signals must spread rapidly from the pacemaker within the heart to ‘activate’ the cells in the ventricles to...
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3 exercises that are best for heart health
Get tips from our expert on the best exercises for your heart health