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Bio-engineering blood vessels to improve long term success of heart bypass surgeryUniversity of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu
More than two million people are living in the UK with coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease occurs when the vessels supplying blood to the heart – the coronary arteries – become narrowed or blocked by fatty plaques. A common treat...
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Former England star Jack Wilshere and wife Andriani announced as BHF ambassadors
Former England and Arsenal footballer Jack Wilshere is joining forces with us to raise awareness of heart conditions after his daughter underwent lifesaving surgery.
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Investigating versican and its role in blood clotting in heart and circulatory diseaseImperial College London | Dr Josefin Ahnstrom
Versican is a protein present mainly in the walls of our blood vessels where it helps maintain their tubular shape. But versican levels are known to rise when heart and circulatory disease develops and is believed to increase the ability of...
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Determining the role of fractalkine in the immune response after a heart attackNewcastle University | Professor Helen M Arthur
Our immune system evolved to fight infection and promote wound healing after injury. During a heart attack, injury is caused to the heart muscle by a blocked blood vessel. Though there is no infection immune cells found in the blood respond...
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How does the nano-location of molecules in cells impact the heartbeat in heart failure?Imperial College London | Professor Julia Gorelik
Our heartbeat is under the control of molecular signalling systems in each heart muscle cell. In diseases including heart failure these systems can break down, sending the heartbeat into irregular and sometimes fatal patterns. Researchers a...
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Understanding the role of a ‘microRNA’ in causing heart arteries to narrowQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Dr Qingzhong Xiao
Dr Qingzhong Xiao and his team at Queen Mary, University of London are working out why arteries re-narrow after coronary angioplasty. Doctors carry out this procedure to restore the blood supply to the heart muscle. It involves widening nar...
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Finding links between quality of life and future health problems in heart attack survivorsUniversity of Leeds | Professor Christopher Gale
A team in Leeds are using health databases to help doctors improve the long-term care of heart attack survivors. Thanks to advances in medical care for people who’ve had a heart attack, more people than ever are surviving. Yet many go on t...
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What is the role of potassium channels in heart health and disease?Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Andrew Tinker
Professor Andrew Tinker and his team at Queen Mary University of London are investigating proteins on the cell surface called ATP-sensitive potassium channels to find out their role in heart and circulatory disease. As well as letting p...
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“As a doctor, I understand my patients better because of my own heart problems”
A heart transplant in her twenties saved Sanjana Kochhar’s life. Now a busy GP in her thirties, she shares how it has helped her as a doctor.
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A clinical trial of drugs to protect the heart in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophyNewcastle University | Dr John P Bourke
Boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) begin to show heart muscle weakness in their teens. Ultimately heart weakness causes symptoms and contributes to premature death from DMD. It may be possible to protect the heart using existing d...