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Heart block in heart failure and athletes – investigating a possible new culpritUniversity of Manchester | Professor Mark R Boyett
‘Heart block’ is when the electrical impulse that signals the heart to beat fails to pass from the top to the bottom of the heart. As a result, the chambers at the bottom of the heart (the ventricles) fail to pump blood to the lungs, brain ...
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An invention to ease fluid build-up in heart failureUniversity of Manchester | Dr Leonard Ebah
According to data from 2015, more than half a million people in the UK are living with heart failure. A debilitating symptom of heart failure can be excessive fluid accumulation in the body, causing swelling and breathing problems. Some peo...
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An ECG score to predict the risk of sudden death in Brugada syndromeSt George's, University of London | Professor Elijah Behr
Dr Elijah Behr and his colleagues at St George’s, University of London, are developing ways to detect people with Brugada syndrome at high risk of dying suddenly from a fatal abnormal heart rhythm. Brugada syndrome is an inherited heart ...
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Investigating how a fat molecule in cell walls is linked to blood vessel narrowingSt George's, University of London | Professor Iain Greenwood
Professor Iain Greenwood and colleagues from St George’s, University of London, have been awarded a 3-year grant to establish how a specific fat molecule in cell walls called phosphatidyl 4, 5 bisphosphate (PIP2) controls the diameter of ar...
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The processes involved in the heart’s response to stressImperial College London | Professor Dr Thomas Brand
‘Popeye’ proteins are a newly discovered group of molecules in the outer surface of the cell, the cell membrane. They play a role in helping the heart rate to change in response to stress by interacting with other proteins (channels and pum...
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The role of a molecule called TNF in tissue swellingQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Sussan Nourshargh
Professor Sussan Nourshargh and colleagues at the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary, University of London, have been awarded a grant to understand the role of a molecule called tumour necrosis factor (TNF) in rapid tissue swel...
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Can we use low-voltage defibrillation to treat heart rhythm disturbances?King's College London | Dr Martin Bishop
Defibrillation, where strong electrical shocks are applied to the heart, is the only effective therapy against life-threatening heartbeat irregularities (arrhythmias). Despite its success, strong electrical shocks can cause pain, trauma and...
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Detecting hypersensitive platelets that cause thrombosisUniversity of Southampton | Dr Jonathan West
Platelets are microscopic cells that clump together to form blood clots to prevent blood loss when blood vessels are damaged. However, hyperactive platelets can cause blood clotting inside vessels, called thrombosis, which can lead to heart...
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Is the epicardium a good target for new drugs to encourage heart repair?University of Oxford | Professor Paul Riley
Heart muscle cannot repair itself after injury, e.g. after a heart attack, so scientists are working to repair it using new heart muscle cells. BHF Professor Paul Riley and colleagues (University of Oxford and University College London) hav...
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What makes platelets so sticky in a blood clotUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Yotis Senis
Platelets are small blood cells that plug holes in damaged blood vessels. They do this by sticking to sites of vessel injury and forming a clot that plugs the damaged blood vessel. Platelets can also have a detrimental effect on health by f...