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There are 3447 result(s) for coronary disease mortality
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“Beating heart” surgery to reduce complications from bypass surgery
BHF-funded researchers have pioneered a new way to do heart bypass surgery, keeping the heart beating during the procedure.
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Sirolimus: A complementary antiplatelet drug?University of Bristol | Professor Ingeborg Hers
Whenever we get a cut or a wound, platelets come together to form a clot and stop the continued bleeding. However, sometimes clots can cause blockages inside the blood vessels, which can eventually cause a heart attack or a stroke. To preve...
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Do e-cigarettes help people with mental illness stop smoking?University College London | Dr Lion Shahab
People with mental illness are more likely to smoke, which may help explain why they have a shorter life expectancy. Some current smoking cessation techniques do work but, in general, people with mental health problems struggle more than ot...
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A clinical trial to improve the treatment of people who have a stroke in their sleepUniversity of Leicester | Professor Thompson Robinson
Most strokes are caused by a blood clot in an artery that feeds the brain – called ischaemic stroke. People who have an ischaemic stroke will usually be given clot-busting medicine to restore blood flow to the brain. If this is done within...
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Studying problems with calcium channels in the heartCardiff University | Dr Nia Thomas
Coordinated contraction of the heart muscle during each heartbeat is only achieved when calcium movement in heart cells is well controlled. Unfortunately, we now know that genetic errors in key molecules and structures of the heart that con...
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Investigating the effects of new cancer treatments on the heart and the role of the BRaf proteinUniversity of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk
Cancer is a common disease and many patients are given powerful anticancer drugs in order to combat it. However, little is known about the other effects these drugs have on the body, particularly the heart and circulatory system. This labor...
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Calcium transport though Orai channels in blood vesselsUniversity of Leeds | Professor David Beech
Professor David Beech and colleagues at the University of Leeds will study a newly-discovered type of mechanism for entry of calcium into endothelial cells, cells that line the inside of blood vessels. The novel mechanism of calcium entry i...
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BAMBI and normal blood clottingImperial College London | Dr Isabelle Salles-Crawley
Heart attacks and strokes are caused by clots forming inside the blood vessels supplying the heart or brain. BAMBI is a protein on the surface of the cells that line our blood vessels called endothelial cells, and on the surface of platelet...
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Hunting for genes that cause bleeding disordersUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Neil Morgan
Supervised by Dr Neil Morgan, the PhD student on this project is hunting for new genes that cause bleeding disorders to work out how they cause disease. Bleeding disorders describe a group of conditions where blood does not clot properly...
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Improving the identification of faulty heart valvesKing's College London | Dr Pablo Lamata
Blood travels through our hearts in a one-way system. Strong, flexible, one-way valves within the heart make sure blood keeps flowing in the correct direction. However, valves can become inflamed and stiff with age and disease, which puts a...