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Identifying and reversing risks of heart disease in childrenUniversity of Oxford | Dr Alexander Jones
Obesity and physical inactivity are becoming more common in children and are major risk factors for heart and circulatory diseases. Although we may not see the effects until children get older, we know that disease processes begin in childh...
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Scarring in veteran male athlete’s hearts linked to risk of dangerous heart rhythms, study suggests
Male endurance athletes who have spent decades training and competing are more likely to develop scarring in their hearts and may be at higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms, according to research we've funded.
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AI stethoscope can detect three heart conditions in 15 seconds
An AI-enabled stethoscope can help doctors pick up three heart conditions in just 15 seconds, according to the results of a real-world trial part-funded by us and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Madrid.
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Understanding autophagy; a cellular maintenance system that goes wrong in heart failureKing's College London | Dr Joseph Burgoyne
Over half a million people in the UK have been diagnosed with heart failure, when the heart lacks the strength to pump blood around the body efficiently. The condition gets worse over time, and can be severely debilitating and distressing. ...
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Why do people with diabetes develop heart failure?University of Leicester | Professor Gerald McCann
Supervised by Professor Gerald McCann, the Clinical Research Training Fellow on this grant is working out why heart failure develops in people with diabetes and if there are ways to detect it early. Heart failure is one of the main caus...
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Heart valve disease - BHF-PROTECT-TAVI
The BHF-PROTECT-TAVI trial tested whether a cerebral embolic protection device can help prevent stroke after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
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Investigating the heart cell's response to stretch in hypertrophic cardiomyopathyUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Katja Gehmlich
The heart responds to repeated exercise and other stresses by becoming bigger in a process known as cardiac hypertrophy. In the inherited disease hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), hypertrophy is abnormal and takes place in the absence of e...
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Can carbon monoxide treatment prevent certain types of heart disease?University of Sheffield | Dr Janet Chamberlain
Many patients with heart disease undergo stent implantation to improve the function of disease vessel walls. Some patients receive stents that release chemicals to help prevent disease after fitting, but these are not without risks; biodegr...
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How does carbon monoxide affect the normal heart beat?University of Leeds | Professor Chris Peers
Carbon monoxide inhalation is the most common form of death by poisoning and can cause dangerous disruption to heart rhythm. Professor Chris Peers and co-workers based at the University of Leeds are carrying out BHF-funded research into the...
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How fat tissue interacts with blood vessels and the heartUniversity of Oxford | Professor Charalambos Antoniades
Adipose tissue is not just an inert collection of fat cells found on our legs and stomach. Adipose tissue also surrounds our blood vessels and it’s now known that it secretes proteins, called adipokines, which have biological effects. One o...