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Searching for new treatments to prevent repeat heart attacks or strokesUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Robert Storey
Supervised by Professor Robert Storey, a Clinical Research Training Fellow is studying how to prevent a further heart attack or stroke in people who have already had a heart attack. Platelets are small circulating cells within the blood t...
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Developing a computer program to select the optimal medication for type 2 diabetesUniversity of Exeter | Dr John Dennis
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a serious, common condition which occurs when problems with the hormone insulin lead to high levels of sugar in the blood. Prolonged high blood sugar causes various health problems. Metformin is the first drug pres...
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The impact of kidney donation on the heart and blood vesselsUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Jonathan N Townend
Supervised by Professor Jonathan Townend, the Clinical Research Training Fellow on this project is working out why people with slightly reduced kidney function - a very common finding on blood tests - are more likely to develop heart and ci...
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Does amyloid build-up in the heart make aortic stenosis more difficult to treat?University College London | Professor James Moon
The most common form of heart valve disease is aortic stenosis, where there is narrowing of the aortic valve – the valve that controls blood flow from the heart into the main blood vessel supplying the body. The heart has to pump harder to...
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How to encourage people to take their blood pressure tabletsUniversity of Manchester | Professor Maciej Tomaszewski
Professor Maciej Tomaszewski at the University of Manchester wants to find out if a simple, five step intervention can encourage people to take their blood pressure medication properly. High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects near...
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Does your weight affect your risk of heart surgery complications?University of Leicester | Professor Gavin Murphy
More than 35,000 people in the UK have heart surgery each year. Despite decades of research to improve outcomes, kidney and heart failure resulting from cardiac surgery still affects many patients. Professor Murphy’s team have shown that th...
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What is the role of COX-1 in blood vessels?Imperial College London | Dr Nicholas Kirkby
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Nicholas Kirkby is studying whether blocking an enzyme called COX-1 in blood vessels as well as platelets could protect against heart attacks and strokes. Blood clotting pathways stop us ...
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Preventing arteries becoming hardened in diabetesManchester Metropolitan University | Professor M Yvonne Alexander
It is estimated that by 2030, nearly 552 million people will have diabetes in the UK. Understanding new ways to treat complications associated with diabetes will make a difference to people living with the condition. Blood vessels are ma...