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Can we slow down ageing of the heart?
Is it possible to slow the heart's ageing process? Professor Paolo Madeddu and his team are carrying out cutting-edge research to find out.
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Around 600,000 in the UK living with faulty gene that could lead to heart failure
Around 1 per cent of the population carry a faulty gene which could trigger a dangerous heart condition in seemingly healthy people, if the heart is placed under abnormal stress, such as through pregnancy or alcoholism, according to research we helped to fund.
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Spotting the warning signs of a future heart attack in people with undiagnosed chest painKeele University | Professor Kelvin Jordan
Every year, up to two in every hundred adults in the UK visit their GP because of chest pain for the first time. GPs may refer people at risk of heart disease for further tests. For others, chest pain may be caused by a problem with the foo...
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Autumn Statement delivers little hope to heart patients
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt MP, left health off the agenda in today’s Autumn Statement - instead focusing on economic growth.
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Can C-natriuretic peptide protect the heart and blood vessels against damage in sepsis?Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Adrian Hobbs
Sepsis and septic shock are the main cause of death in patients in intensive care. Understanding exactly what is happening to the heart and circulatory system in sepsis (a widespread infection) may reveal new ways to treat this life-threate...
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Investigating the role of fats in the heart in type 2 diabetesUniversity of Oxford | Dr Lisa Heather
Heart and circulatory disease is the leading cause of death in people with type 2 diabetes. In type 2 diabetes the heart is less able to pump blood around the body, and this has been linked to changes in how the heart makes its own energy f...
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Developing a new method to identify people at increased risk of a heart attackKing's College London | Professor Rene Botnar
Atherosclerosis – the build-up of fatty plaques inside artery walls - is associated with an increased risk of a heart attacks or strokes. If these plaques rupture, they can cause a blood clot to form and block the blood supply to parts of t...
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A new method to detect heart tissue that causes atrial fibrillationImperial College London | Professor Prapa Kanagaratnam
Supervised by Dr Prapa Kanagaratnam, a Clinical Research Training Fellow is testing whether a new method they have developed to detect areas in the heart that cause atrial fibrillation is accurate and that it identifies the correct areas of...
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