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How do different drinks affect your heart?
It is the blood flowing through our veins that keeps us alive — but the question is: can the liquids we drink help us to stay alive longer?
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Stroke - LACI-2 trial
Lacunar stroke is caused by damage to small blood vessels deep in the brain, and can ultimately lead to dementia. LACI-2 explored whether isosorbide mononitrate and cilostazol could be used to treat lacunar stroke.
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Professor Metin Avkiran receives prestigious award from the International Society for Heart Research
Professor Metin Avkiran, our Associate Medical Director, has received the International Society for Heart Research (ISHR) 2022 Distinguished Leader Award in recognition of his leadership contributions to promoting the discovery and dissemination of knowledge in the cardiovascular sciences, the core mission of the Society.
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A new system for GP data
NHS Digital recently announced a new system for collecting data from GP practices, which is called General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR).
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High blood pressure patients not taking meds
People are putting their health at risk by not taking their blood pressure medication, research claims.
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How potassium channels keep blood vessels openSt George's, University of London | Professor Iain Greenwood
Professor Iain Greenwood and his colleagues at St George’s, University of London, are working out how blood vessel diameter is controlled to maintain blood flow to organs in the body. If blood vessels narrow, less blood reaches organs su...
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Can blocking RhoB activation prevent lung damage in pulmonary hypertension?Imperial College London | Dr Beata J Wojciak Stothard
Pulmonary hypertension is a serious condition in which high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs results in narrowing of these blood vessels. Patients can have a poor quality of life and are at risk of developing heart failure becaus...
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How platelet stickiness is regulatedUniversity of Bristol | Professor Stuart Mundell
A heart attack occurs when thrombosis (a blood clot) develops inside the blood vessels supplying the heart. Platelets, the main blood cell involved in thrombosis, can be switched on to become sticky by various mediator molecules. Thromboxan...
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Informing and supporting the public about Covid-19
During the pandemic, we provided the latest coronavirus updates from our experts, including what Covid-19 means for you if you have a heart or circulatory condition.
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New trial from Leicester to identify best treatment for aortic stenosis
A new £2.7m clinical trial led from the University of Leicester aims to identify the best time to operate on people living with the debilitating heart condition aortic stenosis.