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The role of the central apelin receptor in the development of hypertensionUniversity of Bristol | Dr Anne Marie O Carroll
Researchers know that there is a strong link between the activity of the nervous system and the control of the heart and circulatory system. Learning about the activity of the nervous system may help develop new treatments for heart and cir...
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The BHF's research highlights of 2020
What a year it's been for our community of researchers. Not only have they continued their life-saving research into heart and circulatory diseases, but some redirected their expertise to join the fight against coronavirus. Let’s take a moment to reflect on some of the BHF’s research highlights in 2020.
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Understanding the importance of white blood cells called monocytes in ANCA vasculitisKing's College London | Dr Michael G Robson
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis is a condition where antibodies that usually help fight infection instead trigger the attack of the body’s own immune cells and cause inflammation of the blood vessels. This can cause d...
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Modelling inflammation in the build-up of arterial plaquesImperial College London | Professor James Moore
Professor James Moore is supervising a PhD student looking at the role of inflammation in atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty deposits in arteries. Most fatty deposits (called plaques) have inflammation as a hallmark, and all inflammati...
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Developing a scan to detect patients at a higher risk of strokeUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor David Newby
BHF Professor David Newby and his colleagues at the University of Edinburgh are using a new scan that uses very strong magnets to study fatty deposits in the arteries of the head, neck and chest of people who have had a recent stroke. ...
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What controls the strength and duration of the heartbeat?King's College London | Professor Malcolm Irving
Professor Malcolm Irving at King’s College London is working out what controls the strength and duration of the heartbeat and what goes wrong in heart disease. During the heartbeat, the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood around the bod...
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Do certain kinds of mechanical stress increase chances of atherosclerosis development?Imperial College London | Professor Peter Weinberg
In atherosclerosis, some parts of a single blood vessel appear to be more at risk of developing areas of fatty plaques – which can eventually rupture to cause a heart attack – than others. Professor Peter Weinberg and his team have been awa...
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Is premature birth a risk factor for metabolic syndrome?Imperial College London | Professor Neena Modi
Thousands of babies are born more than two months early each year in the UK, and thanks to modern medicine, over 90% will survive. Research suggests they may be more likely to develop metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of obesity, h...
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Investigating a protein involved in cardiomyopathyKing's College London | Dr Mark C Pfuhl
Dr Mark Pfuhl is studying heart muscle proteins that help the heart to beat properly and maintain its structure. He wants to work out what goes wrong with these proteins in people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition that affects h...
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Preventing long-term side effects from stent surgeryKing's College London | Professor Bijan Modarai
Aneurysms (swellings) in the aorta, the body’s main blood vessel, are often treated with stents. Sometimes stents can block branches of blood vessels supplying blood to the spinal cord, and in 10% of these cases, this interruption in blood-...