We will not stop until there are no more deaths from heart diseases. To date, we have committed over £34m to fund more than 350 medical research projects across the UK.
Developing a mobile health app programme for coronary heart disease patients, to improve their physical activity levels, quality of life, and their uptake of cardiac rehabilitation, following discharge from hospital.
Assessing the effect vaping has on the heart and blood vessels, by monitoring the heart health of vapers and smokers, vapers, and people who do neither, over a 2-year period.
Developing a new intervention aimed at increasing physical activity levels in people living with heart failure with the aim of improving their quality of life and better managing their symptoms.
Personalised pacemaker programming
Utilising cutting-edge technology to improve the identification of pulmonary hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis, so that the condition can be treated more quickly, reducing the impact of the disease.
Developing a cardiac patch consisting of healthy heart cells that have come from the patient's own stem cells to repair damaged areas of the heart muscle, following a heart attack.
Bringing together patients and medical professionals to establish a partnership aimed at identifying areas of priority in adult cardiac surgery, to better inform clinicians and make heart surgery safer for patients.
Blood pressure & COVID-19
Translational Research Project Grants aim to bridge the gap between laboratory-based scientific research and patient care.
NET grants are research projects which focus on the development of new and innovative technologies to diagnose, treat and prevent heart diseases.
PhD studentships give exceptional students the opportunity to gain the knowledge, skills and expertise needed for a career as a research scientist. Clinical and non-clinical PhD studentships can be applied for.
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