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Testing a new diagnosis tool to prevent fatal heart attacksKing's College London | Professor Divaka Perera
Any of the arteries in the heart can become narrowed and prone to blockages, which can lead to a heart attack. However, when the left main coronary artery (LMCA) becomes blocked, this is more likely to cause a heart attack that is fatal. ...
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Studying how stem cells turn into heart muscle cells during developmentCardiff University | Dr Branko Latinkic
Dr Branko Latinkic and his team at the University of Cardiff are developing new ways to study heart development. We don’t fully understand how the heart muscle forms, and it is difficult to study heart development in mammals because emb...
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Heart attack significantly increases risk of other health conditions
A major new study we part-funded has found that having a heart attack significantly increases the risk of developing other serious long-term health conditions.
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Detailed map of the heart could lead to new treatments
Scientists we part-fund have created a cellular and molecular map of the healthy human heart, to understand how the organ functions, and to shed light on what goes wrong in heart disease.
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Does healthy weight loss in mums-to-be have long-term health benefits for the child?King's College London | Professor Lucilla Poston
Obesity is increasing among mothers-to-be worldwide. Obesity in pregnancy can have negative short- and long-term effects on the heart health and blood pressure of the child, and increases their chance of being obese too. It is vital that we...
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‘Before my stroke I was so agile’: Pauline’s story shows the need for more research
Pauline Boye woke up at 4am and needed to go the bathroom. One problem, she couldn’t get out of bed. The 49-year-old had a stroke in her sleep and her right side was paralysed. On World Stroke Day, Pauline’s story reminds us of the heartbreaking cost of stroke – and the pressing need for more research to prevent and treat it.
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Virtual blood vessel technology could improve heart disease care
Heart patients could benefit from less extensive interventions thanks to cutting-edge technology that creates 3D computer models of blood flow through the arteries that supply the heart muscle, according to research we’ve funded presented at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference in Manchester.
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Do dysfunctional carotid bodies underlie a form of heart failureUniversity of Bristol | Dr Emma Hart
The carotid body is a cluster of sensors near to the carotid artery in the throat. It is highly sensitive to reduced blood flow and reduced oxygen circulation, and triggers hyperventilation and increased blood pressure by activating an arm ...
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Testing a new strategy to treat inflammation in heart diseaseUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Xuan Li
Dr Xuan Li from the University of Cambridge is looking for ways to reduce inflammation, a process which is involved in the build-up of fatty plaques inside arteries. When these plaques rupture they can block blood vessels, causing a life-th...
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Should I take iron supplements if I have heart failure?
Our expert answers a question from a heart failure patient about the benefits of taking iron supplements.