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Improving treatments for atrial fibrillation

Queen Mary, University of London | Dr Ross Hunter

Dr Ross Hunter and his team at Queen Mary, University of London are working out how changes in heart muscle lead to atrial fibrillation (AF) and if a new technique could improve treatments. AF is the most common abnormal heart rhythm, wher...

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Do Purkinje fibres have a role in stretch-induced heart rhythm problems?

University of Leeds | Professor Edward White

Researchers in the UK and France are testing a new theory that could change the treatment of irregular heart rhythms. Irregular heart rhythms – when the heart beat is too fast, too slow, ‘fluttering’, or chaotic – are called arrhythmias. T...

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Looking for ways to protect the kidney in diabetes

University of Bristol | Dr Rebecca Foster

Dr Rebecca Foster and her team at the University of Bristol are working out how people with diabetes develop diabetic kidney disease, which is a condition that affects small blood vessels in the kidneys. The cells on the inside of blood ...

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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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Can stem cells help us restore blood flow to the limbs?

University of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common circulatory problem where arteries become narrowed, reducing blood flow to the limbs. Over a quarter of people with critical limb ischemia (CLI), the most advanced form of PAD, are unsuitable for ...

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Testing a new treatment option for people with a specific form of heart failure

University of Leeds | Professor Sven Plein

Understanding different types of heart failure and testing new drugs could reveal new treatment options for these patients, and help them feel better and live longer. Between a third and a half of people with heart failure have 'Heart Failu...

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Understanding how genetic alterations lead to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

University of Leeds | Professor Michelle Peckham

Professor Michelle Peckham and her team at the University of Leeds are looking at how changes in genes cause a common inherited heart disease called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM. HCM is the most common reason for sudden death in a...

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Providing support for injured hearts

Brunel University London | Professor Ashraf William Khir

Dr Ashraf Khir from Brunel University and Professor John Pepper, from the Royal Brompton hospital (Imperial College London), are investigating how to improve an important piece of equipment used to treat heart patients, called an intra-aort...

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Searching for new treatments to prevent repeat heart attacks or strokes

University 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...