Research - Heart Research UK

Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Surgeries – Are patients at the heart of your research?

Lauren Brown On April 4, 2025 / News, Research

PPI means actively working in partnership with patients and members of the public to plan, manage, design, and carry out research. PPI is an essential part of research and has been shown to improve its quality, impact, and the outcome for patients. Our PPI Surgeries are a great opportunity forRead more →

Meet our NET Panel: Dr Pankaj Garg

Joan McGregor On June 26, 2023 / News, Research

Our Novel and Emerging Technologies Grants are awarded to medical research projects that focus on the development of new and innovative technologies to diagnose, treat and prevent heart diseases and related conditions. To help us ensure that we support the highest quality science and the best scientistsRead more →

Meet our NET Panel: Professor Ellison-Hughes

Joan McGregor On June 23, 2023 / News, Research

Development of a new test to diagnose and evaluate risk of aortic dissection

Joan McGregor On November 23, 2022 / Aortic dissection, Current research grants, Heart of Scotland

Novel and Emerging Technologies Grant Dr Jeffrey Huang University of Dundee Amount: £205,125 Summary: The aorta is the largest artery in the body and carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Aortic dissections are a severe threat to life but are often missedRead more →

Using artificial intelligence to predict the progression of thoracic aortic aneurysms

Joan McGregor On September 23, 2022 / Aortic dissection, Current research grants

Novel and Emerging Technologies (NET) Grant Professor Declan O’Regan Imperial College London Amount: £227,898 Summary: Thoracic aortic aneurysms can lead to life threatening dissection or rupture of the aorta. Current routine scans and surveillance programmes fail to catch many of these events before they happen, leading toRead more →

New research uses AI in hope to improve outcomes for patients with aortic aneurysms

Joan McGregor On September 14, 2022 / Aortic dissection, News, Research

By Ebba Ritzen Swelling or bulging of the body's main blood vessel can lead to dissection or rupture, which is often fatal. New research at Imperial College London will use artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse which aneurysms are most likely to rupture, which could lead to betterRead more →

Research receives funding to develop new way to diagnose life-threatening cardiovascular condition

Joan McGregor On September 14, 2022 / Aortic dissection, News

By Ebba Ritzen Aortic dissection is a rare but life-threatening condition where there is a tear in the inner wall of the aorta, the main artery in the body that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. A research project at the UniversityRead more →

New study finds vaping benefits blood vessel health as much as other nicotine replacements

Joan McGregor On September 5, 2022 / News, Research

By Ebba Ritzen A new study at Sheffield Hallam University investigating e-cigarettes' effects on the blood vessels has found that they are as beneficial for the cardiovascular system as conventional nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) when stopping smoking. It is estimated that there are 10 million cigarette smokers inRead more →

New research sets out to improve the lives of people living with heart failure

Joan McGregor On August 1, 2022 / News, Research

By Ebba Ritzen A research project at the University of Leeds aiming to find an easier way to establish the optimum heart rate for heart failure patients with pacemakers, has received a £200,000 grant from Heart Research UK. This could reduce symptoms of heart failure and enableRead more →

New research: Can mobile health tech improve uptake of cardiac rehabilitation?

Joan McGregor On July 14, 2022 / News, Research

By Ebba Ritzen The NHS aims to increase the uptake of cardiac rehabilitation to 85% by 2028, to improve quality of life and outcomes for patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). A research project at Liverpool John Moores University has now received a £120,000 grant from HeartRead more →

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