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Determining why anticlotting drugs don’t work well in some peopleQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Timothy Warner
Professor Timothy Warner is studying why some people with heart and circulatory conditions do not respond well to anti-clotting drugs that protect them from heart attacks and strokes. Atherosclerosis, when arteries become ‘furred up’ wit...
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How does a protein called SIRT1 prevent harmful blood clot formation?Manchester Metropolitan University | Dr Sarah Jones
Heart attacks and strokes occur when blood clots form and block the blood supply to the heart or brain. When blood vessels are damaged, small blood cells called platelets are activated and clump together to form a clot. In healthy blood ves...
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Looking for inflammation in early life that sets the stage for heart diseaseUniversity College London | Professor John E Deanfield
Inflammation can cause changes to arteries and blood that increase the risk of heart and circulatory diseases in later life. Some teenagers and young adults already show signs of these changes, but why this happens isn’t fully understood. ...
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Understanding your congenital heart condition
Congenital heart disease means a heart condition or defect that develops in the womb, before a baby is born. Find out more about how it's diagnosed and where to find out more about the different types of congenital heart disease.
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Looking inside the heart
Heart scans have come a long way, from echocardiography to CT scans and cardiac MRI. Discover how these technologies are helping patients.
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Improve your balance in 10 minutes
Feeling less steady on your feet? Try these simple static and dynamic exercises like heel digs, calf raises and toe taps from cardiac rehab expert Hara Markos to improve your stability.
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Mind the gender gap
We have released Bias & Biology,bringing together a breadth of research in order to paint a picture of how women in the UK are disadvantaged at every stage of having a heart attack, compared to men.
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Revealing how genes and other factors determine fat storageUniversity of Oxford | Professor Fredrik Karpe
Professor Fredrik Karpe at the University of Oxford is working out how genes, and factors that influence them, determine where fat is stored in our bodies and our risk of heart disease. Being overweight increases the risk of heart disease,...
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Understanding artery health and ageing – part of the Whitehall II studyUniversity College London | Professor Eric Brunner
In 1985 a major research study was launched, with the ambition of investigating the causes of social inequalities in health. The study, called Whitehall II, recruited 10,308 London civil servants aged 35- 55 and has followed them up with re...
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How does the balance of sleep, sedentary lifestyle and physical activity affect children’s heart health?University of York | Dr Paul Collings
Sleep, time spent sitting and physical activity are all known to be important for the immediate and long-term health of young people. But these factors tend to be investigated individually or in comparison to only one other health factor, f...