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PUBLICATION
Annual Report and Accounts 2018Booklet, published on 30/08/2018
Our Annual Report and Accounts celebrates our achievements over the last financial year and some of the personal stories of people affected by heart disease.
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Annual Report and Accounts 2019Booklet, published on 30/08/2019
Our Annual Report and Accounts celebrates our achievements over the last financial year and some of the personal stories of people affected by heart disease.
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Annual Report and Accounts 2024Booklet, published on 30/08/2024
Our Annual Report and Accounts celebrates our achievements over the last financial year and some of the personal stories of people affected by heart disease.
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RESEARCH
How do VSPI anti-cancer drugs cause high blood pressure and heart damage?University of Glasgow | Dr Ninian Lang
Tumours can be prevented from growing new blood vessels by a type of drug called vascular endothelial growth factor-signalling pathway inhibitors (VSPIs). VSPIs have potent anti-cancer effects but they also can cause high blood pressure ...
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Leeds researchers awarded new grant to study the structure of deadly blood clots
Scientists in Leeds, funded by the British Heart Foundation, are to study the structure of blood clots, to help prevent heart attacks and improve treatment.
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Understanding the role of cell powerhouses in fatty plaque stabilityUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Emma Yu
Mitochondria are powerhouses of cells that provide energy for all its functions. In atherosclerosis, where fatty plaques have started to form in blood vessels, mitochondria do not work properly. This prevents the waste removal processes tha...
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Unravelling the effects of genetic variation in pulmonary hypertensionImperial College London | Dr Christopher Rhodes
Over 9000 European people with rare diseases had their genomes sequenced as part of the UK’s BRIDGE project. One of diseases studied was pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) – high blood pressure in the lungs, which leads to heart failure....
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Understanding the mechanism of cell growth that leads to thickening of blood vesselsUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Helle F Jorgensen
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are part of the blood vessels wall. When they multiply more than they should, it leads to a thickening in the blood vessel . This occurs during atherosclerosis where fatty materials builds up in the lini...
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Dissecting the structure of titin kinase, to understand its vital role in cardiomyopathyKing's College London | Dr Mark C Pfuhl
Cardiomyopathies are diseases that affect the heart muscle and can cause heart failure. They may run in families due to genetic mutations that disrupt the contraction of heart muscle cells, which can impact the forceful pumping action of t...
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Studying inflammation in broken heart syndromeUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Dana Dawson
Dr Dana Dawson and her colleagues at the University of Aberdeen are studying stress-induced cardiomyopathy, also known as Takotsubo or ‘broken heart syndrome’. Broken heart syndrome presents like a heart attack, but heart arteries are f...