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Imperial College London | Professor Peter Weinberg

In atherosclerosis, some parts of a single blood vessel appear to be more at risk of developing areas of fatty plaques – which can eventually rupture to cause a heart attack – than others. Professor Peter Weinberg and his team have been awa...

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University of Edinburgh | Dr Vicky MacRae

Heart and circulatory diseases are common complications of people with kidney disease. This is mainly due to a build-up of bone-like deposits in their arteries – causing them to stiffen and narrow. This is called calcification and can lead...

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Imperial College London | Dr Beata J Wojciak Stothard

Pulmonary hypertension is a serious condition in which high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs results in narrowing of these blood vessels. Patients can have a poor quality of life and are at risk of developing heart failure becaus...

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University of Edinburgh | Dr Nicholas L M Cruden

Damage to blood vessels can cause a number of serious conditions including coronary heart disease and stroke. Scientists believe that the body repairs damaged blood vessels with a type of stem cell called an endothelial progenitor cell. Dr ...

The Sky Bet ‘Every Minute Matters’ Relay culminated at Wembley Stadium following 28 days of almost non-stop walking, running and cycling as it encouraged over 20,000 people to learn CPR via the British Heart Foundation's RevivR tool.

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Imperial College London | Dr Gregory Quinlan

Dr Gregory Quinlan and his team at Imperial College London are looking at the role of iron in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a serious condition where people have high blood pressure in the arteries of their lungs. In PAH, lung ...

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University of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) involves overactive cell growth in blood vessel walls which reduces the space for blood flow in the lungs. PAH symptoms include breathlessness and chest pain. The signs worsen as lung blood pressure inc...

British Heart Foundation investigates new research that shows ultra-processed foods (UPFs) like ready meals, cereals and pre-packaged snacks can hinder weight loss because the way they are processed can influence how much you eat or encourage you to eat more.