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A clinical trial asking how long people should take anti-platelet drugs for after a heart attackUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor David Newby
In the weeks and months after having a heart attack people are at high risk of having another heart attack. To combat this risk, doctors prescribe two anti-platelet medicines – commonly known as ‘blood-thinning’ drugs. However, these treatm...
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Proving that statins save lives
Our research helped to prove that lowering blood cholesterol using statins prevent the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Developing the next generation of troponin testsUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills
Edinburgh researchers are striving to improve the detection and diagnosis of heart attack in men and women, and subsequent care afterwards. When the heart is damaged, a protein is released from heart cells. Tests to detect this protein, ...
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Cardiovascular inequalities in Scotland: an analysis
Explore our data that examines the association between deprivation and heart and circulatory diseases in Scotland.
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Developing new ways to predict which fatty arteries could cause a heart attackImperial College London | Dr Pettahandige de Silva
Dr Pettahandige de Silva and his colleagues at Imperial College London are looking for ways to detect which fatty build-ups in arteries supplying the heart are likely to cause heart attacks. Dr de Silva has developed a technique to enco...
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Genetic predisposition research
We support researchers who work towards personalising medicine to help families whose genes leave them at the greatest risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases.
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Genes explain mystery heart failure in pregnant women
A new genetic discovery could explain the cause of a mysterious and potentially-deadly heart condition which affects women during or just after pregnancy.
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How does the drug empagliflozin protect the heart in diabetes?University of Leeds | Professor Sven Plein
BHF Professor Sven Plein and colleagues at the University of Leeds are studying how a drug can protect people with diabetes and heart disease from developing further heart problems. People with diabetes are more likely to have a heart at...
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Damage limitation after a heart attackUniversity College London | Professor Sean Davidson
Dr Sean Davidson is studying how we can protect the heart from further damage after a heart attack to prevent progression to heart failure During a heart attack, the heart is starved of blood carrying oxygen. The only way to protect the ...
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Preventing arteries becoming hardened in diabetesManchester Metropolitan University | Professor M Yvonne Alexander
It is estimated that by 2030, nearly 552 million people will have diabetes in the UK. Understanding new ways to treat complications associated with diabetes will make a difference to people living with the condition. Blood vessels are ma...