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Adrenaline and atrial fibrillationUniversity of Glasgow | Dr Antony Workman
Dr Anthony Workman and his team at the University of Glasgow are studying atrial fibrillation - or AF - a common abnormal heart rhythm where the heart’s upper chambers, the atria, beat irregularly. People with atrial fibrillation are more l...
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Could boosting a protein called Nox4D help heart recovery after a heart attack?King's College London | Professor Ajay Shah
BHF Professor Ajay Shah and his team at King’s College London want to find out if a protein called Nox4D could help the heart recover after a heart attack by making healthy heart muscle cells divide. Scientists have recently found that he...
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PEA-15: a potential new drug target to stop blood vessels from re-narrowing after surgeryUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Graeme Nixon
When blood vessels in the heart become narrowed or blocked surgeons must resume blood flow to prevent a heart-attack from occurring. Either a metal coil, called a stent, is inserted to hold the vessel open and allow blood to flow through it...
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Piezo1 - a protein that could help us reap the heart health rewards of exercise.University of Leeds | Professor David Beech
In the UK, too few of us achieve the recommended level of physical activity to protect our heart health. This is a complex problem in today’s society, and addressing it requires a wide range of solutions to encourage people to exercise and ...
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Developing a new technology to ‘see’ the cells of our heartUniversity of Leeds | Professor Jurgen E Schneider
The heart is made up of cardiac muscle and connective tissue. The way the different types of cells in the heart are arranged and joined together is important. An electrical current must be able to pass smoothly between them, and stimulate a...
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A computer model to help doctors care for heart failure patientsUniversity of Oxford | Professor Kazem Rahimi
Supervised by Professor Kazem Rahimi, this PhD student is developing a new computer model to help doctors care for people with heart failure. Heart failure, when the heart cannot pump blood effectively around the body, severely impacts h...
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Developing a computer model to predict heart clots in atrial fibrillationUniversity College London | Dr Giorgia M Bosi
BHF Immediate Postdoctoral Basic Science Research Fellow Georgia Bosi is developing a new computer model that will help us understand why blood clots form in atrial fibrillation and what treatments work best. Arrhythmias happen when the...
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Shape changing platelet researchUniversity of Hull | Dr Simon Calaminus
Supervised by Dr Simon Calaminus, this PhD student is studying what controls platelets – small cells in the blood that clump together at sites of injury to form a plug to prevent further blood loss. Platelets are not normally activated ...
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How does long QT syndrome lead to dangerous fast heart rhythms?University of Glasgow | Dr Rachel Myles
Supervised by Dr Rachel Myles, this Clinical Research Training Fellow will work out how an inherited heart condition, called long QT syndrome, puts patients at risk of developing life-threatening fast heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Curren...