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Understanding the causes of high blood pressure in young adultsUniversity of Bristol | Dr Emma Hart
The number of young adults (aged 18-40 years) with high blood pressure, known as hypertension, is rising. This is worrying because high blood pressure is a leading cause of heart and circulatory disease. It is not clear why young people g...
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Why and how do vascular ‘risk genes’ actually increase heart disease risk?University of Oxford | Professor Hugh Watkins
Genetic studies of large groups of people have identified changes in certain parts of their DNA that are more frequently found in people with coronary heart disease. Many of these changes are in regions of DNA that influence the walls of ou...
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New scanning methods to reveal cause and effect in heart diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Professor Robin P Choudhury
Professor Robin Choudhury and his colleagues at the University of Oxford are working out how to combine imaging techniques so they can be used to tell doctors what has happened to heart muscle after a heart attack, and what caused it. N...
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Could a ‘protein trap’ help to treat heart and circulatory disease?University of Leicester | Professor Nicholas Brindle
Professor Nicholas Brindle and his team at the University of Leicester are investigating an unusual new way to try and treat heart and circulatory disease. Angiopoietin 2, or Ang2, is a protein that is normally produced at very low leve...
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How does insulin like growth factor prevent fatty build-up inside arteries?University of Leeds | Dr Stephen Wheatcroft
Dr Stephen Wheatcroft and his team at the University of Leeds are working out if a hormone called insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and its receptors can help prevent fatty deposits building up inside the arteries. This 'furring up' ...
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An app to reduce salt intake and hypertensionUniversity of Oxford | Professor Susan Jebb
Professor Susan A Jebb from the University of Oxford wants to help people reduce their salt intake and reduce their risk of high blood pressure. She and her team are doing this through a two-pronged approach. First, they will interview peop...
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Finding out how gum disease is linked to coronary heart diseaseUniversity of Bristol | Professor Sarah Jane George
Professor Sarah George is studying how bacteria that cause gum disease may be linked to coronary heart disease and heart attacks. People with gum disease are more prone to coronary heart disease, but whether gum disease actually causes or w...
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Studying skin cells in ARVC to understand heart rhythm disturbancesQueen Mary, University of London | Professor David Kelsell
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited disorder of heart muscle that can cause dangerous abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure and even sudden death. There is an urgent need to understand the causes and proce...
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Heart patients urged to get free flu jab
Heart patients urged to get free flu jab
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The role of inflammation in Arrhythmogenic CardiomyopathyUniversity College London | Professor Perry Elliott
Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (AC) is a heart muscle disease that can cause sudden death in young people. The condition is often inherited, but the way in which it damages the heart muscle is poorly understood. One thing we do know about AC...