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Developing better scans to guide cardiac catheterisationKing's College London | Dr Sebastien Roujol
Cardiac catheterisation is used to aid diagnosis and treatment in people with congenital heart disease (CHD). It involves inserting a catheter and a guidewire into the circulatory system through the groin or arm and is guided by an X-ray ma...
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Can reducing mechanical stress placed on the heart help heart failure treatments to work?Imperial College London | Professor Cesare M N Terracciano
Every year, a significant number of deaths are caused by heart failure in the UK. This research to understand if mechanical devices could help hearts to repair themselves could reveal new ways to treat patients in the future. Scientists ...
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Finding ways to prevent and treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)University of Cambridge | Professor Nicholas Morrell
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but severe disease caused by the narrowing and loss of blood vessels in the lung. People with PAH experience severe breathlessness, even when resting. Patients may need a lung or heart and lun...
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Uncovering how platelets and excess fat in the bloodstream interact and damage blood vessels.University of Leeds | Professor Khalid Naseem
Blood platelets are cells that become sticky and clump together to form blood clots to stop us from bleeding after injury. However, platelets can also form dangerous blood clots that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. We know that peopl...
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Smoking shisha can increase your risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases. Find out more including what support is available to help you quit.
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Research reveals hidden dangers of high saturated fat diet
A diet high in saturated fat is more dangerous for the heart than a diet high in unsaturated fat, even when there has been no weight gain, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2024 in London.
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What can the properties of blood clots tell us about the risk of stroke in atrial fibrillation?University of Sheffield | Professor Robert Storey
Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat. It can cause a stroke because of blood clots forming in the heart and travelling to the brain. A protein called fibrin is a major component of blood clots...
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Understanding how common cancer drugs affect the heartUniversity of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk
Several drugs to treat cancer are known to have long-term side effects on the heart. Among them are drugs that impact a series of proteins which talk to each other, called the ERK1/2 pathway. This pathway promotes cancer, but it also protec...
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Working out how certain drugs affect the heart and blood vesselsUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Keith L Brain
Dr Keith Brain from The University of Birmingham wants to develop a method to study how the ‘autonomic’ nerves that are important for controlling healthy heart and blood vessel function work in living animals. This has so far been difficult...