Archive for the Current research grants Category

Translational Research Project (TRP) Grant Dr Ali Khavandi, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Amount: £195,258 Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is a common, but underdiagnosed, condition that can lead to heart attacks, heart failure and ultimately death. Current treatments focus overwhelmingly on traditional coronary artery disease,Read more →

PhD Grant Dr Gavin Richardson, University of Newcastle Amount: £110,105 Heart attacks, caused by blockages in the coronary arteries, cause a lack of blood to the heart. This can cause damage to the heart that persists even though the blockage can be removed, and ultimately lead toRead more →

Translational Research Project (TRP) Grant Dr Suchita Nadkarni, Queen Mary University of London Amount: £184, 265 Congenital heart diseases (CHD), in which a baby’s heart does not develop properly, can be severe and life-threatening. Many of them require surgery to correct. However, current methods only allow detectionRead more →

Scotland Grant Dr Coral Hanson, Edinburgh Napier University Amount: £176,214 Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a tear or bruise within the coronary arteries, which can cause a heart attack. Typically, patients who have a heart attack will be offered cardiac rehabilitation, including a prescribed exercise programme.Read more →

Novel and Emerging Technologies (NET) Grant Professor Roger Thompson, The University of Sheffield Amount: £216, 453 Around 10% of patients with systemic sclerosis develop pulmonary arterial hypertension, a problem with the blood vessels in the lungs that can ultimately lead to heart failure and death. Better detectionRead more →

Novel and Emerging Technologies (NET) Grant Ms Carin van Doorn, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Amount: £115,802 This project is co-funded by Heart Research UK, Children’s Heart Surgery Fund and Leeds Hospitals Charity. The repair of congenital heart defects first became possible in the 1960s, and KillingbeckRead more →

Translational Research Project (TRP) Grant Dr Marius Berman, Royal Papworth Hospital Amount: £199,294 Summary: In the UK, when a donor heart is retrieved, it is flushed with a fluid in order to preserve it during transport. Two different fluids are currently used; however, it is not knownRead more →