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    Searching for causes and treatments of cardiac ATTR amyloidosis

    University College London | Dr J Paul Simons

    Dr J Paul Simons and his team at University College London are studying a condition called cardiac ATTR amyloidosis, where abnormal amounts of a material called amyloid builds up between the muscle cells of the heart. Too much amyloid bui...

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    Can microRNAs help to restore blood flow in peripheral arterial disease?

    University of Edinburgh | Dr Andrea Caporali

    Dr Andrea Caporali is finding out if a molecule called microRNA-26b could treat critical limb ischaemia, a condition where blood flow to the limbs is restricted because the blood vessels become blocked. Critical limb ischaemia is a severe ...

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    A new and better way of diagnosing early stage heart failure patients

    King's College London | Professor Philip Chowienczyk

    Heart failure is a chronic condition that causes death and disability. It can develop as a result of injury to the heart muscle caused by a heart attack, or for other reasons. A routine test used to diagnose heart failure measures how much ...

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    Refining ablation methods to treat atrial fibrillation

    Imperial College London | Professor Prapa Kanagaratnam

    Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart rhythm disorder that causes palpitations and breathlessness. The condition is caused by abnormal electrical activity originating from the veins that drain into the left atrium. Catheter ablation is...

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    Do platelets recruit white blood cells into fatty plaques in atherosclerosis?

    University of Birmingham | Professor Ed Rainger

    A group of researchers at the University of Birmingham led by Professor Ed Rainger are investigating the possible role of cells called platelets in atherosclerosis, the process behind coronary heart disease (angina and heart attack). Du...

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    Finding out how diabetes affects our blood vessels

    University of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora

    Professor Kim Dora and colleagues from the University of Oxford are interested in how positively charged calcium atoms, known as calcium ions, affect blood vessel narrowing. The level of calcium ions in cells lining the blood vessels co...

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    How does a molecule called ATP prevent dangerous calcium build up in blood vessels?

    Royal Veterinary College, University of London | Dr Isabel Orriss

    Dr Isabel Orriss is studying a process called calcification, when bone-like deposits of a mineral called calcium phosphate build up in the arteries, heart valves and heart muscle tissue. Calcification often occurs in people with diabet...

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    Working out ways to reverse atherosclerosis

    University of Oxford | Dr Gillian Douglas

    Dr Gillian Douglas at the University of Oxford is working out if atherosclerosis, the process where arteries becoming furred up with fatty material and harden to form a plaque, can be reversed. Plaque rupture can lead to a heart attack o...