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Bio-engineering blood vessels to improve long term success of heart bypass surgeryUniversity of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu
More than two million people are living in the UK with coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease occurs when the vessels supplying blood to the heart – the coronary arteries – become narrowed or blocked by fatty plaques. A common treat...
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Trialling physical exercise and psychological support in the treatment of ’broken heart syndrome’University of Aberdeen | Professor Dana Dawson
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy – also known as ‘broken heart syndrome’ and ‘takotsubo syndrome’ –is a rare condition where major emotional stress causes symptoms like a heart attack, without blockage of the coronary heart arteries. People w...
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Accelerator award at the University of LeicesterUniversity of Leicester | Professor Gavin Murphy
BHF-funded research is behind many of the advances that are helping people with heart and circulatory diseases to live longer, better lives. By investing in research we are supporting scientists to make potentially life-saving discoveries, ...
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How platelets work in the blood clotting processUniversity of Oxford | Dr Catherine Pears
Platelets are small circulating cells in the blood that clump together when blood clots after an injury, to prevent excessive bleeding. But platelets are also involved in forming clots in arteries, which can lead to heart attacks and stroke...
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Nitric oxide signalling effects in healthy and diseased heartUniversity of Oxford | Dr Pawel Swietach
Heart failure reduces the pumping function of the heart, which can make even basic exercise almost impossible, disturb heart rhythm and shorten life expectancy. Researchers are trying to understand what controls the normal synchronised cont...
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Is too much sitting bad for your health?Loughborough University | Professor Mark Hamer
Many of us spend a lot of time sitting down, either sitting at a desk, driving or watching TV. But it is important to get active - physical activity reduces the risk of many diseases including heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Despite the...
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Marfan syndrome - AIMS
The BHF-funded AIMS trial tested whether a drug called irbesartan might slow the expansion of the aorta in people with Marfan syndrome.
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