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Does a protein called Piezo1 regulate adverse structural remodelling of the heart?University of Leeds | Dr Neil Turner
Cardiac remodelling refers to changes in the size, shape, and pumping ability of the heart. It can occur in response to sustained mechanical stress e.g. during chronic high blood pressure when the heart has to work harder to pump blood arou...
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Sleep apnoea sufferers help scientists understand heart disease link
The hearts of one hundred patients with sleep apnoea from are being monitored in a new BHF funded trial to help researchers understand why sufferers are more likely to die from heart disease.
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Can magnetic resonance imaging identify leaky heart valves that require surgery?University of Birmingham | Dr Richard Steeds
People who have a severely leaking mitral valve – the heart valve between the left atrium and left ventricle - may not experience any symptoms for a long time, despite the fact that the main pumping chamber of the heart, the left ventricle,...
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Calming down white blood cells to improve heart attack recoveryKing's College London | Dr Aleksandar Ivetic
White blood cells are essential for fighting infection and they can release powerful substances such as acids and molecules to help break down foreign cells. However, when white blood cells rush to help in the context of a heart attack, the...
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Harnessing iron uptake to treat a form of congenital heart diseaseImperial College London | Dr Gregory Quinlan
Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is a rare complication of a congenital heart defect, which causes increased blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs, known as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Recent research has suggested that problems w...
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Working out how certain drugs affect the heart and blood vesselsUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Keith L Brain
Dr Keith Brain from The University of Birmingham wants to develop a method to study how the ‘autonomic’ nerves that are important for controlling healthy heart and blood vessel function work in living animals. This has so far been difficult...
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PUBLICATION
Workplace challenge listPoster / chart, A4, published on 26/01/2015
A list of challenges for the Heart Month 10 minute workplace challenge
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Can partial support with an assist device help a damaged heart recover?Imperial College London | Professor John Pepper
Heart failure is a common condition, and the number of people with advanced heart failure continues to increase. We need new treatments that improve patients’ symptoms and extend life. Mechanical pumps can be used to help the heart beat mor...
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Does amyloid build-up in the heart make aortic stenosis more difficult to treat?University College London | Professor James Moon
The most common form of heart valve disease is aortic stenosis, where there is narrowing of the aortic valve – the valve that controls blood flow from the heart into the main blood vessel supplying the body. The heart has to pump harder to...
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BHF responds to the ambulance and emergency heart care crisis
We have responded to the mounting pressure on the NHS and the impact this is having on patients with suspected heart attacks and strokes.