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Finding the mechanisms that control thrombosisUniversity of Cambridge | Professor James Huntington
Professor James Huntington at the University of Cambridge is studying new ways to treat thrombosis, where blood clots form when they shouldn’t, which can lead to a heart attack or stroke. Blood needs to clot rapidly to protect us after inj...
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Searching for cells and molecules to repair heart tissueImperial College London | Dr Michela Noseda
Dr Michela Noseda and her team at Imperial College London are investigating ways to boost the heart’s capacity to repair itself after a heart attack. Damage to the heart currently cannot be reversed because heart cells cannot efficiently re...
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Watching the zebrafish heart beat in 3DUniversity of Glasgow | Dr Jonathan Taylor
As well as its early heart development being similar to mammals, the zebrafish embryo is transparent, which makes it ideal to study how the heart first starts to grow and beat. But the tiny zebrafish heart beats 150 times per minute, which ...
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Can oral iron supplements or pentoxifylline improve outcomes in heart failure?King's College London | Dr Darlington Okonko
People with heart failure frequently have low iron levels, which can worsen their symptoms, make exercising difficult and even decrease their life expectancy. This iron deficiency could result because people with heart failure cannot absorb...
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Can genetics help us tailor blood pressure treatment?University of Glasgow | Professor Sandosh Padmanabhan
Professor Sandosh Padmanabhan and colleagues at the University of Glasgow are studying new ways to treat people with uncontrolled hypertension, or high blood pressure. Nearly half of those treated with current blood pressure lowering drugs ...
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Designing a new heart patch to replace damaged heart muscle tissueUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Richard Farndale
Professor Richard Farndale is working out how to replace heart muscle tissue that has been irreversibly damaged, for instance, after a heart attack. Replacing this lost heart muscle could save many lives. In this project, Professor Farnd...
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How does long QT syndrome lead to dangerous fast heart rhythms?University of Glasgow | Dr Rachel Myles
Supervised by Dr Rachel Myles, this Clinical Research Training Fellow will work out how an inherited heart condition, called long QT syndrome, puts patients at risk of developing life-threatening fast heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Curren...
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Where to position a pacemaker lead in the heartUniversity of Manchester | Dr Matthias Schmitt
Dr Matthias Schmitt, University of Manchester, is determining the best position for a pacemaker lead in the heart. When a pacemaker is implanted, the lead can be placed at the lowermost tip of the heart, or between the ventricle chambers of...
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Promoting new blood vessel growth in people with limb ischaemiaKing's College London | Professor Bijan Modarai
In humans, ischaemia – lack of oxygen in the circulation – can cause peripheral arterial disease – which is common in elderly people, and can be very painful – and even cause gangrene and require limb amputation. Dr Bijan Modarai’s team fro...