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Negative news stories about statins linked to people discontinuing treatment
Negative news stories about statins are linked to some people choosing to discontinue their statin treatment, which is associated with an increased risk of heart attacks and dying from heart disease, according to research.
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Using CT scans to find patients at greater risk of heart attackUniversity College London | Dr Christos Bourantas
People who have coronary heart disease – when the arteries feeding the heart are narrowed by fatty plaques – are at risk of having a heart attack. But the risk isn’t the same for everyone, because plaques that are settled and stable may not...
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Regrowing blood vessels to mend broken heartsUniversity of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu
Over recent decades scientists have carried out clinical trials to try to repair damaged or failing hearts using injections of stem cells, in particular from bone marrow. Although some trials have shown a very slight improvement in heart fu...
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A clinical trial to test a new treatment for Marfan syndromeImperial College London | Dr Michael J Mullen
Marfan syndrome is a life-threatening inherited disorder that causes the major blood vessel from the heart – the aorta – to expand, increasing the risk of dissection (where the aorta tears). Drugs called beta blockers slow the expansion ...
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Research excellence at King’s College LondonKing's College London | Professor Ajay Shah
In 2008 the BHF began a £34 million investment strategy to support four top UK universities as BHF Centres of Research Excellence, aiming to secure the UK’s future as a world-leading force in heart research. One of these institutions was Ki...
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Detecting hypersensitive platelets that cause thrombosisUniversity of Southampton | Dr Jonathan West
Platelets are microscopic cells that clump together to form blood clots to prevent blood loss when blood vessels are damaged. However, hyperactive platelets can cause blood clotting inside vessels, called thrombosis, which can lead to heart...