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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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King's College London | Dr Qiuping Zhang

Heart muscle cells have a criss-cross network of protein molecules, called the cytoskeleton, that keep them in the correct shape. For the heart to beat, muscle cells need to change the shape of their cytoskeleton. Dr Zhang has previously sh...

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University of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk

Heart failure caused by high blood pressure often results from structural changes in the heart, such as the build-up of scar tissue. This process is called fibrosis and can reduce the capacity of the heart to pump blood efficiently around t...

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University of Bristol | Professor Jules Hancox

Short QT syndrome (SQTS) is a life-threatening condition that causes disturbances to the normal heart rhythm (arrhythmias). It occurs because of defects in molecules called ion channels which normally ensure the heart’s electrical activity ...

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University 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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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Sussan Nourshargh

Inflammation is an essential part of the body’s defence system against viruses and bacteria. It is also an underlying cause of many heart and circulatory conditions like atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the build-up of fatty substances i...

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