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King's College London | Professor Metin Avkiran

Some patients suffering from heart failure are affected by a malfunctioning in the system which tells the heart how hard to pump. The heart can become over-sensitive to the signals which tell it to beat, meaning the heart pumps too hard, to...

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University College London | Dr Juan Pablo Kaski

This clinical PhD project supervised by Dr Juan Pablo Kaski, based at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, aims to improve how doctors identify children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who are at high risk of sudden cardiac death ...

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Federica Marelli Berg

Supervised by BHF Professor Federica Marelli Berg, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is looking for new ways to diagnose and treat myocarditis, when the heart muscle becomes severely inflamed. It is difficult to diagnose myocarditi...

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Are electronic cigarettes safe, harmful, or just better than smoking tobacco cigarettes for our heart and circulation? The BHF funded VESUVIUS study aimed to find out.

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University of Leeds | Professor Derek S Steele

In the cells of our body, day-to-day processes cause the creation of ‘reactive oxygen species’ (ROS) – toxic molecules that can cause damage to our cells. In the heart, excessive ROS production can cause dangerous irregular heart rhythms. ...