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Can statins decrease the risk of atrial fibrillation after heart surgery?University of Oxford | Professor Barbara Casadei
BHF Professor Casadei, at the University of Oxford, is researching the causes of the abnormal heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation (AF), and has identified an important protective role for a gas called nitric oxide (NO). Professor Casadei has...
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Are chemical modifications of DNA involved in atherosclerosis?University of Bristol | Professor Andrew Newby
BHF Professor Andrew Newby has been awarded a three year grant to investigate the intricate processes that lead to plaque rupture in atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis occurs when fatty deposits build up inside artery walls and harden, causin...
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How do genetic faults cause inherited heart muscle diseases?Imperial College London | Professor Steven B Marston
Diseases of the heart muscle are called cardiomyopathies and can cause heart failure and sudden death, even in young people. Two of these conditions – hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) – are caused by faults...
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The role of cell death in heart failureKing's College London | Professor Kinya Otsu
In the healthy heart, muscle cells link together, forming regular structures that pull together to cause the heart to pump. In heart failure, some of these cells die; weakening the heart and making it work harder to get oxygen-rich blood to...
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The link between inflammation, metabolism and cardiovascular diseaseUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Claudio Mauro
Cardiovascular metabolic diseases, including atherosclerosis (the process that underlies coronary heart disease), obesity and diabetes, are a leading cause of ill health. There is evidence to show that low grade inflammation is associated w...
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Distinctive microRNA 'fingerprints' in diabetes and heart attack riskKing's College London | Professor Manuel Mayr
Professor Manuel Mayr at King’s College London has identified molecules in blood called microRNAs, which may help to identify individuals that are vulnerable to heart disease. The research is the first time that microRNAs have been tested i...
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Using stress signals to predict heart diseaseUniversity of Glasgow | Dr Paul Welsh
In this Intermediate Fellowship, Dr Welsh aims to develop biomarker tests to better predict the risk of cardiovascular disease, including a heart attack. Doctors currently use risk scores to assess how high a person’s risk of a heart attack...
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How cardiac hypertrophy leads to heart rhythm disturbancesUniversity of Surrey | Dr Rita Jabr
Dr Rita Jabr and Professor Christopher Fry from the University of Surrey will be investigating the potentially dangerous disturbances to heart rhythm that can occur as a result of cardiac hypertrophy. Cardiac hypertrophy is enlargement of t...
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Do tiny packages produced by platelets cause inflammation in atherosclerosis?University of Birmingham | Professor Ed Rainger
Platelets, cells that cause blood clotting, secrete tiny packages into the blood, filled with protein and other molecules. Professor Ed Rainger, at the University of Birmingham, will find out if these tiny packages can promote inflammation ...
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Calcium transport though Orai channels in blood vesselsUniversity of Leeds | Professor David Beech
Professor David Beech and colleagues at the University of Leeds will study a newly-discovered type of mechanism for entry of calcium into endothelial cells, cells that line the inside of blood vessels. The novel mechanism of calcium entry i...