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Investigating if MRI scanning can pick up prenatal brain defects in congenital heart diseaseUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Paul Griffiths
Structural problems in the developing heart (congenital heart disease) are amongst the most common birth defects in the UK. Many children with heart defects also have problems with the development of their brain, potentially causing difficu...
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How do faults in the ryanodine receptor lead to abnormal heart rhythms?Swansea University | Dr Spyros Zissimopoulos
BHF Senior Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Spyros Zissimopoulos is studying a protein involved in the electrical activity of the heart muscle cells that help the heart beat regularly. Dr Zissimopoulos is looking at how defects in the r...
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Do chemical changes to DNA cause scarring in the heart during coronary heart disease?Queen's University Belfast | Dr Chris Watson
In coronary heart disease, the small vessels that deliver blood supply to the heart are narrowed by the build-up of fatty plaques in the artery wall. These can rupture and cause a blood clot that can completely block the artery. The consequ...
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How do omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids help to regulate blood pressure?University of Reading | Dr Alister McNeish
Researchers at the University of Reading want to understand exactly how eating oily fish lowers blood pressure. Eating fish or taking fish oil supplements that are high in omega-3 has been shown to improve health. One way that fish oils ...
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How to improve detection of atrial fibrillation with fitness bands and smart watchesUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Peter Charlton
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a condition that causes irregular beating of the upper chambers of the heart. It increases the risk of stroke because a blood clot is more likely to form inside the heart and travel to the brain. AF is undiagnose...
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Understanding how the blood vessels in our heart cope with pressureUniversity of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora
Blood flow in muscles continually changes depending on whether we are resting or active. To cope with these changes, blood vessels must adapt to meet the demands of rest and exercise. This is especially true in the heart, where vessels are ...
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Can telling the body to clear inflammation prevent atherosclerosis?University of Aberdeen | Dr Dawn Thompson
The development of ‘fatty plaques’ in the blood vessels involves chronic inflammation. Some research efforts to treat plaques or prevent them growing are focusing on this inflammation. However, treatments that dampen down inflammation run ...
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Can we target the cancer-like growth of cells to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension?Imperial College London | Professor Lan Zhao
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening disease with no cure where high blood pressure in the lungs puts strain on the right side of the heart and leads to heart failure. PAH involves the over-production of cells in the ...
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