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Smoking during pregnancy linked to child’s risk of having congenital heart disease
Research we part funded has found that children born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy were at increased risk of having congenital heart disease. The study bought together data from more than 230,000 families from seven European birth cohorts.
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Investigating if MRI scanning can pick up prenatal brain defects in congenital heart diseaseUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Paul Griffiths
Structural problems in the developing heart (congenital heart disease) are amongst the most common birth defects in the UK. Many children with heart defects also have problems with the development of their brain, potentially causing difficu...
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Does anxiety put you at greater risk of heart disease and diabetes?
Research in men has suggested that there could be a link between anxiety and a higher risk of heart disease. We look behind the headlines
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Studying how a new gene can cause coronary heart diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Professor Keith Channon
Professor Keith Channon and his team at the University of Oxford are working out how a new gene is involved in atherosclerosis development. Very large studies have now identified several new genes that help to increase the risk of develo...
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Half of people with chest pain given heart all-clear may be misdiagnosed using standard scan
Half of people with chest pain investigated with standard scans and given heart all-clear may be missing out on the correct diagnosis
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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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Should high risk NSTEMI heart attack patients have stents fitted immediately?University of Leicester | Professor Anthony Gershlick
Professor Anthony Gershlick at the University of Leicester is researching how best to treat people who experience smaller heart attacks, called NSTEMI, where the affected coronary artery is not completely blocked. Currently, people who have...
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The role of the XIIIA clotting factor in heart scarringUniversity of Leeds | Professor Peter J Grant
After a heart attack the lack of oxygen to the heart muscle triggers a process called fibrosis, where scar tissue build-up prevents the heart from beating normally. Fibrosis plays an important part in heart failure development and also occu...
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I've had a heart attack: should I keep taking beta blockers forever?
Our expert answers a question on whether you need to continue to take beta blockers such as bisoprolol long-term after a heart attack.
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Understanding how Popeye protein chemical changes influence heart rateImperial College London | Professor Dr Thomas Brand
Professor Thomas Brand from Imperial College London is studying the function of Popeye proteins in the heart and understanding how chemical modifications to these proteins can influence normal heart rhythm. Popeye proteins are located wi...