Heart failure

Increasing physical activity levels of people living with heart failure

Joan McGregor On February 23, 2023 / Current research grants, Heart failure

Translational Research Project (TRP) Grant Professor Leah Avery, University of Teesside Amount: £134,287 Summary: Physical activity is a crucial component of care for the ~1 million people living with heart failure in the UK. However, only a very small proportion of people fulfil the recommended physical activityRead more →

Joan McGregor On January 7, 2022 / Heart failure, Your heart

The term heart failure means that the heart fails to pump enough blood around the body. It is a long-term condition that often gets gradually worse over time. Heart failure is usually a consequence of conditions that affect the ability of the heart to pump well. CommonRead more →

New treatments to prevent adverse cardiac remodelling

Joan McGregor On December 16, 2021 / Current research grants, Heart failure, Hypertension

Translational Research Project Grant Dr Delvac Oceandy, University of Manchester Amount: £151,203 Summary: Heart diseases can involve changes in heart structure, called cardiac remodelling, which can lead to heart failure. This project will study a group of molecules that play an important part in remodelling and testRead more →

Why does heart failure make our muscles become smaller and weaker?

Matthew Hickling On November 16, 2019 / Current research grants, Heart failure

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