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What dictates where plaques form in the blood vessels?University of Oxford | Dr Ellie Tzima
Dr Ellie Tzima and colleagues at the University of Oxford are working out how plaques form in atherosclerosis - an inflammatory disease where fatty plaques gradually build up on the inner surface of blood vessels. Over time, these plaques c...
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Understanding how the enzyme NOX4 protects against heart failureKing's College London | Professor Ajay Shah
Researchers at the King’s College London BHF Centre of Research Excellence, led by BHF Professor Ajay Shah have been studying enzymes called NADPH oxidases (NOXs). These enzymes make chemicals – called free radicals – which are considered b...
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Can a BH4 supplement help prevent diabetic cardiomyopathy?University of Oxford | Dr Ricardo Carnicer Hijazo
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Ricardo Carnicer is studying ways to treat diabetic cardiomyopathy. The condition is specific to people with diabetes and affects the pumping ability of heart muscle, which can lead to heart...
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Characterising calcium control in atrial fibrillationUniversity of Oxford | Professor Rebecca Sitsapesan
Atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart rhythm disturbance, is a major risk factor for having a stroke, as well as causing shortness of breath and dizziness in patients. In AF, the heartbeat becomes irregular. The exact causes are not well...
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The role of oestrogen and serotonin in pulmonary arterial hypertensionUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Margaret MacLean
More than 2,000 people in the UK have pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), where overactive cell growth in blood vessel walls reduces the space for blood flow in the lungs. Professor Margaret MacLean has been awarded a three-year grant to...
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When is the best time to start taking blood-thinning drugs after a stroke caused by atrial fibrillation?University College London | Professor David Werring
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a heart rhythm disturbance that affects many people as they get older. Because of the irregular heart beat in AF, a clot can form inside the chambers of the heart, which can be swept up to the brain, blocking it...
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Developing models to learn how diabetes leads to heart failureUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Gwyn Gould
Heart failure is more common in people with diabetes - but we do not fully understand why. One challenge is that it's hard to reproduce the conditions found in the diabetic heart in the laboratory, so there is a lack of experimental tools t...
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Football legends inspire the nation to learn lifesaving CPR
An inspiring line-up of footballers impacted by life-threatening heart conditions are joining forces with Sky Bet and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to urge more than a quarter of a million people to learn life-saving CPR.
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Air pollution linked to heart remodelling
Research part-funded by us has shown that even relatively low levels of air pollution are linked with serious heart remodelling, similar to that seen in the early stages of heart failure. We are working to ensure the UK Government adopts our air pollution recommendations.
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"Waiting for surgery is the hardest thing I've ever gone through"
Saskia Blake, from London, grew up knowing she had mitral valve prolapse, but never thought it would lead to her needing surgery, until this became her reality at the age of 31.