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Finding a way to get more people with heart failure to start cardiac rehabilitationUniversity of Leicester | Professor Sally Singh
Heart failure means that the heart is unable to pump enough blood around the body to keep a person fit and well. Symptoms include shortness of breath, tiredness, leg swelling, and difficulty being active. Heart failure is a lifelong conditi...
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New drugs to break the cycle of heart scarringUniversity of Bristol | Dr Mark Bond
The build-up of scar tissue in the heart (fibrosis) is a key process that contributes to heart failure. It is caused by an increased number of cells called fibroblasts, which lay together to form scar tissue. The result is that the heart wa...
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Using sophisticated imaging scans to study how stroke treatments workGlasgow, University of | Keith Muir
Professor Keith Muir, at the University of Glasgow, is leading a clinical trial called ATTEST-2 to test whether newer clot-busting drugs improve people’s chances of recovery after a stroke. Patients are invited to take part in ATTEST-2 bas...
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A clinical trial to find the best treatment for minor strokeUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Keith Muir
Around half of strokes have minor symptoms or appear to improve quickly (known as a transient ischaemic attack). However, about 1 in 3 of these minor strokes can lead to long-lasting disability. People who’ve had a minor stroke are not ...
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Making ‘virtual’ hearts to personalise treatment for abnormal heart rhythms.King's College London | Dr Martin Bishop
Our bodies and hearts are all unique, and treatments and procedures that work for one person may not be right for another. Many researchers are trying to develop new ways to understand this variation between individuals to allow them to pro...
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Making the heart sensitive to insulin, to treat heart failureUniversity of Dundee | Dr Li Kang
Insulin is an important hormone that helps control blood sugar (glucose) levels. Many people with heart failure have some level of ‘insulin resistance’, which stops them metabolising glucose efficiently. Heart cells rely on energy from gluc...
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Making the results of a powerful heart imaging technique more reliableImperial College London | Professor Darrel Francis
Echocardiographic strain imaging is a new technique that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and measures changes in its shape and size (referred to as strain) as it beats. This technique can provide a more comprehensive and accurate asses...
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Our four research grants committees include experts in basic and clinical cardiovascular research. Each of our committees meets four times a year other than the Translational Awards Committee which meets twice a year. Find out more about how we award research grants.