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Could blocking a protein called EPAC1 prevent heart and circulatory disease?Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh | Professor Stephen Yarwood
Dr Stephen Yarwood from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh is working out if blocking an enzyme called EPAC1 could treat heart and circulatory diseases associated with metabolic syndrome – a combination of diabetes, high blood pressure and...
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Monitoring heart valve disease by improving the reliability of echocardiographyImperial College London | Professor Darrel Francis
People with moderately narrowed or leaky heart valves, mostly the mitral valve or aortic valve, need to have ultrasound scans to determine when they need an operation. But the technique used to monitor severity, called echocardiography, alt...
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Investigating a new way to prevent tissue remodelling in heart diseaseUniversity of Manchester | Dr Delvac Oceandy
Dr Delvac Oceandy and his team at the University of Manchester are studying if changing calcium levels in cells which help maintain tissue structure in many organs including the heart, called fibroblasts, could help to prevent tissues ‘remo...
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Can a drug called allopurinol help people with heart and lung disease?University of Dundee | Professor Allan Struthers
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a condition where the airways become inflamed and narrowed, causing difficulty breathing. It is a common condition, which affects people’s daily lives. Many people with COPD develop a form of ...
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Shining a spotlight on rare inherited disease to protect hearts this Valentine’s Day
We are funding a new study at The University of Oxford that could help prevent young people from suffering a fatal cardiac arrest due to a rare inherited heart disease.
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BHF cardiac surgeon who pioneered life-saving surgery receives Lifetime Achievement Award
British Heart Foundation Professor Gianni Angelini, the first head of the Bristol Heart Institute, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Coronary Artery Surgery for his pioneering work and research.
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Do warmer nights raise the risk of death from heart and circulatory disease?
According to new research, men in their early 60s have a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease on hotter than usual summer nights. We look behind the headlines.
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Using machine-learning for personalised risk prediction of heart and circulatory diseaseUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Emanuele Di Angelantonio
Heart and circulatory disease causes more than a quarter of all deaths in the UK. In GP practices around the country, people over the age of 40 have their risk factors measured to estimate how likely they are to develop heart and circulator...
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Study improves understanding of how air pollution causes heart disease
Our research has found that tiny nanoparticles, like those found in air pollution, can travel into the blood and accumulate in diseased blood vessels.
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The role of stem cells in preventing diabetes-related cardiovascular diseaseUniversity of Leeds | Dr Richard Cubbon
Dr Richard Cubbon, a BHF Intermediate Clinical Research Fellow, at the University of Leeds, has been awarded a grant totalling nearly £170,000 to allow his team to investigate the link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease. They will...