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Why do people with coronary heart disease develop subsequent heart problems?University College London | Dr Riyaz Patel
Millions of people in the UK are living with coronary heart disease. Many of these people will unfortunately go on to have more heart problems, such as heart attack, heart failure and heart rhythm disturbance (arrhythmia). While we know muc...
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Why do more people die from coronary heart disease in the winter?University College London | Professor Richard Morris
In the UK, millions of people are living with coronary heart disease (CHD) and older people die in winter from CHD more than any other time of year. We don’t know why cold weather affects heart disease, but haemostasis – the process that co...
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Why does heart disease occur more frequently in people with rheumatoid arthritis?University of Manchester | Dr John Bowes
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory condition affecting the joints. People with RA are at a higher risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) – when the arteries supplying the heart with blood get clogged up with fatty deposits. CHD caus...
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Investigating why some coronary artery disease patients don’t benefit from bypass surgeryUniversity College London | Dr Charlotte Manisty
Heart failure affects over half a million people in the UK. Often, it’s caused by coronary heart disease, when the arteries supplying the heart muscle become narrowed or blocked. One of the most effective treatments for coronary heart disea...
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Do chemical changes to DNA cause scarring in the heart during coronary heart disease?Queen's University Belfast | Dr Chris Watson
In coronary heart disease, the small vessels that deliver blood supply to the heart are narrowed by the build-up of fatty plaques in the artery wall. These can rupture and cause a blood clot that can completely block the artery. The consequ...
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How lifestyle factors interact to influence the risk of heart diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Dr F Lucy Wright
Supervised by Dr Charles Foster, this PhD student is studying how lifestyle factors interact to influence the chances of developing heart and circulatory disease. Lifestyle factors, including physical activity, diet, smoking and alcohol ...
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Danger signals and dendritic cells in coronary heart diseaseQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Maria Paula Longhi
In this Intermediate Research Fellowship, Dr Paula Longhi, working at Queen Mary, University of London, will investigate how dendritic cells of the immune system contribute to atherosclerosis, the disease that underlies coronary heart disea...
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Manipulating energy levels in the heart to treat coronary heart disease and heart failureUniversity of Oxford | Professor Stefan Neubauer
Every cell in our body needs energy to work. A molecule called creatine helps to store and transfer the energy that heart muscle cells need to contract, and is controlled by an enzyme called creatine kinase. Scientists believe that increasi...
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The British Regional Heart Study – heart disease and disability in later lifeUniversity College London | Professor Sasiwarang Goya Wannamethee
This is the next instalment of a vital four-decade study of heart health in British men. Despite the fact that we have an ageing population, the elderly have been under-represented in studies of heart and circulatory diseases. This means w...
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British Regional Heart Study (BRHS): studying the causes and ways to prevent heart and circulatory disease in older menUniversity College London | Professor Sasiwarang Goya Wannamethee
People over 70 are at particular risk of death from coronary heart disease (CHD), yet most research tends to focus on patients and risk factors in middle age. The British Regional Heart Study is one of the few studies that has been collecti...