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There are 3448 result(s) for coronary disease mortality
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Death rates - Heart and circulatory disease in context
UK deaths caused by heart and circulatory diseases (CVD) and specific cardiovascular conditions, compared to other causes.
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Creating tools and resources to learn about disease risk from health dataUniversity of Leicester | Dr Michael Sweeting
People with heart and circulatory diseases are living longer thanks to improvements in treatment. This means we need to better understand what other long-term conditions they may develop as they grow older (such as cancer). Health data in...
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Can we detect and treat hidden heart disease in people with COPD?University of Aberdeen | Professor Dana Dawson
Heart disease and the lung condition Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) often occur together. But often, people with COPD may not be aware that they have any heart problems. Beta blockers are often used to treat people with he...
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Searching for molecules in the blood to prevent or treat heart diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Dr Michael Holmes
Although research has revealed the main causes of heart disease, there is still much detail we don’t know. In this fellowship, Dr Holmes intends to analyse the blood in intricate detail to determine whether certain molecules and processes c...
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Is Sox17 involved in causing congenital heart disease?Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Kenta Yashiro
Abnormalities in the development of the heart and circulatory system are the most common defects that can be present at birth. Babies born with congenital heart disease may need to have operations throughout their lives in order to repair t...
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Diabetes and cardiovascular disease – exploring the linkUniversity of Leeds | Dr Stephen Wheatcroft
The majority of people with diabetes die from heart and circulatory disorders so continuing to search for new ways to prevent and treat diabetes is central to tackling cardiovascular disease. Dr Stephen Wheatcroft and BHF Professor Mark Kea...
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Heart surgery - TIGHT-K
TIGHT-K looked at when potassium supplements should be given after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
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Searching for new drugs to treat blood vessel diseaseUniversity of East Anglia | Dr Samuel Fountain
Dr Samuel Fountain at the University of East Anglia is searching for new molecules that boost nitric oxide and could ultimately treat blood vessel diseases. Nitric oxide is a gas made by the endothelial cells lining our blood vessels, whi...
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An initiative supporting research into heart disease preventionMedical Research Council | Unknown National Prevention Research Initiative
Heart and circulatory disease cause thousands of deaths in the UK each year. The British Heart Foundation has awarded £1million over the next 5 years to continue its support for The National Prevention Research Initiative, a collaboration b...
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Improving MRI scans for congenital heart diseaseKing's College London | Dr Claudia Prieto
MRI scans are used to diagnose and plan treatments for children with congenital heart defects, and follow the heart’s development and function over time. Unfortunately, MRI scans can be uncomfortable. People usually need to have an injectio...