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Investigating the potential benefits of green tea for artery healthLancaster University | Professor David Middleton
Atherosclerosis is a condition in which arteries become narrowed by fatty plaques. These can rupture and form blood clots, which can cause a heart attack or stroke. High blood levels of LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol increase the risk atherosclerosi...
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Using artificial intelligence to predict the underlying causes of high blood pressureUniversity of Manchester | Professor Maciej Tomaszewski
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a major cause of heart attacks and strokes. Studies of the human genome have identified over a thousand differences between people’s DNA (genetic variants) that are associated with blood pressure. T...
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How RhoJ helps new blood vessels to growUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Victoria Heath
Dr Victoria Heath and her team at the University of Birmingham are studying the processes that control angiogenesis - when blood vessels form from existing vessels. This process is important in health and in heart and circulatory disease. ...
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Structure-function mapping of the heart to understand abnormal heart rhythmsUniversity of Leicester | Professor G Andre Ng
Ventricular arrhythmias can lead to sudden cardiac death. There is currently no method of preventing sudden cardiac death, and there is a need to understand the underlying electrical and nervous disruption that causes the abnormal rhythm. T...
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What happens when atrial t-tubules disappear in heart failure?University of Manchester | Dr Katharine Dibb
People with heart failure are at higher risk of atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm which greatly increases the risk of stroke. Dr Katharine Dibb and colleagues from the University of Manchester are researching the structure and f...
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The role of the KCNJ5 potassium channel in blood pressure controlUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Kevin O'Shaughnessy
Up to 10% of people with high blood pressure (hypertension) have an excess of a hormone called aldosterone. Aldosterone is secreted by the adrenal gland and conserves salt in the body, thereby controlling blood pressure. In some people with...
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In the mind: the brain and blood pressure controlUniversity of Bristol | Professor Julian Paton
Millions of people in the UK are diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension) which significantly increases a person’s risk of developing heart disease. Medicines are available to treat it but can be ineffective in up to half of patien...
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The development of a new transcatheter prosthetic mitral valveUniversity College London | Professor Gaetano Burriesci
Dr Gaetano Burriesci and colleagues at University College London have been awarded £180,000 to design and test a new artificial valve for heart patients. Their aim is to develop a prosthetic mitral valve (one of the main heart valves that c...
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Can a new biomaterial help stem cells repair heart tissue?Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Ken Suzuki
In heart failure, the heart cannot pump blood around the body as well as it should and people become extremely tired and short of breath. In severe cases of heart failure, the only treatment option is a heart transplant. Heart failure usual...
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How fat cells damage blood vesselsCardiff Metropolitan University | Professor Philip E James
Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease because being overweight or obese can increase the risk of developing high blood pressure and diabetes. In this project, Dr Philip James and colleagues will examine how fat cells ca...