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How important is the kidney in regulating blood pressure?University of Cambridge | Dr Kevin O'Shaughnessy
Gordon’s syndrome is a rare inherited form of high blood pressure caused by the body’s inability to regulate sodium and potassium levels in the kidney, leading to high concentrations in the circulation. High blood pressure raises the risk o...
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The role of iron in pulmonary arterial hypertensionImperial College London | Professor Martin Wilkins
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but fatal disorder of high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs, causing breathlessness and swelling of the feet or ankles. In PAH the arteries become narrowed, are less able t...
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Developing a new imaging method to detect heart damage after a heart attackUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Colin Berry
Supervised by Professor Colin Berry, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is developing a new scanning technique that measures the heart’s pumping ability. This is important after a heart attack as heart pump function can help predict pro...
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Educating teenagers to improve their heart health and that of future generationsUniversity of Southampton | Professor Mark Hanson
Heart and circulatory disease causes a significant number of deaths, every year in the UK. New ways to encourage people to follow a healthy lifestyle in the long term could have huge benefits for health, and that of future generations. ...
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From flies to humans: how fly genetics can help us understand cardiovascular biologyUniversity of Bournemouth | Dr Paul Hartley
Our understanding of cardiovascular disease is limited by our lack of knowledge about the genes that control our cardiovascular biology. Many genes evolved millions of years ago in the hearts and circulatory systems of simple organisms such...
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A trial of inhaled frusemide for advanced heart failureOxford Brookes University | Dr Shakeeb Moosavi
This clinical trial will investigate whether an inhaled form of frusemide provides relief from breathlessness in patients with advanced heart failure. People living with heart failure have symptoms such as breathlessness and tiredness b...
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A clinical trial of gene therapy for heart failureImperial College London | Professor Sian Harding
Drugs can slow the progress of heart failure, but at present the only cure is a heart transplant, which is limited by the supply of donor hearts. Professor Sian Harding at Imperial College, London has shown that in the failing heart, eve...
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High blood pressure
Many people with high blood pressure feel fine, so it's important to get your blood pressure checked regularly. Find out more about symptoms and treatment.
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Focus on: Blood transfusions
Blood transfusions can be live-saving. Professor Gavin Murphy tells us why you would need a blood transfusion and what the benefits of a blood transfusion are.
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How to eat healthily and enjoy it too
A nutritionist explains how you can eat more healthily but still enjoy cooking, eating and to focus on positive changes instead of depriving yourself.