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Average ambulance waits for heart attacks and strokes over double target
Average ambulance response times for category 2 calls - which includes suspected heart attacks and strokes were 40 minutes in January 2024 in England.
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Blood pressure variability could predict heart attack and stroke
Changes to blood pressure over time could be used to identify patients at greatest risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study led by researchers at Imperial College London and published in the European Heart Journal on the 31st January.
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'No room for complacency' as heart care waiting list falls in England
Latest NHS England figures published today show that the number of people on cardiac waiting lists fell to 406,695 at the end of October 2023 in England – a decrease of 2,846 on the previous month.
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New Chief Commercial Officer appointed
We have appointed Allison Swaine-Hughes as Chief Commercial Officer to lead our retail and commercial operations into a new era of significant transformation within the charity retail sector and the re-use market.
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Researchers identify new genetic changes that cause high blood pressure in pregnant women
A unique pair of genetic changes has been found to cause sudden onset high blood pressure in pregnant women, according to research we've part-funded and published in Nature Genetics.
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Taking faster, clearer pictures of heart metabolismUniversity of Oxford | Professor Damian Tyler
Metabolism is defined as the chemical processes that occur within the body. Changes to the heart’s metabolism are often linked to the development of heart disease. Professor Damian Tyler and his team are looking to develop a new imaging tec...
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Understanding how Ang2 switches from being helpful to harmful in blood vesselsUniversity of Leicester | Professor Nicholas Brindle
People who have had heart attacks, heart failure or need a heart transplant have high levels of a protein called Ang2 in their blood. In these people, there is a switch in their blood vessels that makes them respond differently to Ang2. Thi...
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Understanding the communications system of blood vesselsUniversity of Strathclyde | Professor John G McCarron
All blood vessels are lined with endothelium – a layer of cells that control many processes in the circulatory system. Professor McCarron’s work suggests that different endothelial cells have distinct jobs to do and communicate with each ot...
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Understanding the role of proteoglycans in the elasticity of the heartUniversity of Manchester | Dr Christian Pinali
The pumping action of the heart is performed by the beating of muscle cells called cardiac myocytes. These are embedded in a type of ‘biological scaffold’ known as the extracellular matrix (ECM), which organises the myocytes to allow effici...
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Can we target the cancer-like growth of cells to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension?Imperial College London | Professor Lan Zhao
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening disease with no cure where high blood pressure in the lungs puts strain on the right side of the heart and leads to heart failure. PAH involves the over-production of cells in the ...