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News for Cardiovascular Medicine

High blood pressure linked to common heart valve disorder

18 October 2017 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine

New research has, for the first time, established a strong link between high blood pressure and the most common heart valve disorder in high-income countries. The NIHR Oxford BRC-funded study by The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford followed 5.5 million adults in the ... READ MORE

Oxford researchers develop new scan to predict stroke

24 August 2017 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, Imaging, Preventive Neurology

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Researchers at the University of Oxford, supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, have developed a new type of MRI scan to predict the risk of having a stroke. The non-invasive technique, developed with funding from the British Heart Foundation (BHF), is described in a paper ... READ MORE

Oxford researchers develop new early warning scan for heart attacks

13 July 2017 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, Imaging

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Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a new type of imaging test to provide an early warning of coronary artery disease, and the risk of heart attacks. The new imaging technique can be applied as a new feature in routine computed tomography angiography (CTA), and will improve the ... READ MORE

Unique Oxford study of vascular disease welcomes 10,000th participant

2 September 2016 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, Preventive Neurology

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                                                    Peter Casey was the study's 10,000th patient   The only project of its kind anywhere that studies all acute vascular events, such as strokes and heart attacks, to develop better treatments has recruited its 10,000th Oxfordshire ... READ MORE

High blood pressure linked to vascular dementia

19 May 2016 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, Other News, Preventive Neurology

High blood pressure could significantly raise the risk of developing the second most common form of dementia, according to a new study from The George Institute for Global Health. The medical records of more than four million people were analysed with researchers finding heightened blood pressure ... READ MORE

Immediate aspirin after mini-stroke substantially reduces risk of major stroke

19 May 2016 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, Other News

Using aspirin urgently could substantially reduce the risk of major strokes in patients who have minor ‘warning’ events, a group of European researchers has found. Writing in the Lancet, the team say that immediate self-treatment when patients experience stroke-like symptoms would considerably ... READ MORE

Heart warning over “fight or flight” tumour

16 May 2016 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, Other News

A rare tumour that randomly secretes stress hormones – historically leading some doctors to diagnose sufferers with a psychiatric disorder – does more damage to the heart than previously thought, University of Oxford research reports today. In the largest study of its kind, researchers said ... READ MORE

Statin treatment before heart surgery does not prevent heart damage or atrial fibrillation

4 May 2016 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, Other News

Giving daily doses of statins for a few days before and after heart surgery does not prevent heart muscle damage or the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to an international clinical trial led by the University of Oxford and co-funded by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research ... READ MORE

New tool to improve blood pressure measurement

21 March 2016 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, Preventive Neurology

Scientists at Oxford University have developed a new way of estimating our true underlying blood pressure that overcomes common problems in a clinical setting which can lead to misleading results. Blood pressure measurement is frequently used by medics to understand our health, and dangerously ... READ MORE

Give blood pressure drugs to all at risk, study urges

24 December 2015 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine

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Blood pressure-lowering drugs should be offered to all individuals at high risk of having a heart attack or stroke regardless of their blood pressure at the start of treatment, according to the largest meta-analysis conducted to date involving over 600,000 people, published in The Lancet. The ... READ MORE

Study shows benefit of reducing blood pressure under targets

6 November 2015 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, Other News

Using intensive treatment to lower blood pressure below currently recommended targets significantly reduces rates of major cardiovascular events like stroke and heart attack among a wide range of high-risk patients, a study supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre has ... READ MORE

Blood pressure linked to diabetes in major new study

29 September 2015 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, Metabolic Experimental Medicine

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High blood pressure sufferers have an almost 60 per cent greater chance of developing diabetes, according to a major global study. Study author Professor Kazem Rahimi said that in face of earlier conflicting and inconclusive reports, this study now reliably shows the connection between high blood ... READ MORE

European first for JR rare disease conference

18 September 2015 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine

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Dr Bart Loeys, Dr Alex Pitcher and Dr Hal Dietz (left to right) Patients, their families, clinicians and scientists came to the John Radcliffe Hospital from around the world for the first meeting of its kind in Europe on a rare cardiovascular disease. More than 160 people attended the Saturday, ... READ MORE

JR facilities to open for public tours

21 August 2015 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine

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Residents can tour two John Radcliffe Hospital facilities to learn about the history and treatment of conditions such as stroke and heart attack next month. The facilities will open on Friday September 11 as part of the Open Doors programme of events on September 12 and 13, when famous city ... READ MORE

Heart failure patients applaud support app

24 July 2015 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, Digital Health from Hospital to Home, Translational Data Science

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Heart failure patients have praised an NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre-supported project that allows them to monitor their condition and communicate with researchers through tablet computers. A survey of users reported they found the system – through which they monitored their blood ... READ MORE

Premature babies found to have smaller hearts in later life

21 August 2013 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine

Young adults who were born prematurely have smaller hearts with thicker walls than those who were born after full-length pregnancies, according to researchers in Oxford. The extent of the differences were unexpected and they are part of an emerging picture of changes in the heart, blood vessels and ... READ MORE

Oxford heart research centre gets £6m boost

5 July 2013 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine

Ground-breaking heart research in Oxford has been given a multi-million pound boost thanks to the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The Oxford BHF Centre of Research Excellence, one of only six in the UK, has been awarded a further £6m by the charity to continue its work. The Oxford Centre ... READ MORE

Vital signs for newborns standardised

15 March 2011 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine

New reference ranges for children’s heart and breathing rates have been produced by Oxford University scientists to help doctors assess these vital signs. The new reference charts, based on an analysis of 69 studies including a total of some 143,000 children, differ widely from existing ... READ MORE

Heart disease linked to a few rogue genes

7 March 2011 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine, Genomic Medicine

Heart disease is linked to just a few rogue genes as well as lifestyle choices, landmark research into Britain’s biggest killer has found. The 18 genes that raise the risk of cardiac problems, from heart attacks to hardening of the arteries, have been pinpointed in three studies involving ... READ MORE

3G Ambulance Technology Monitors Vital Signs in Heart Attack Patients

24 February 2011 · Listed under Cardiovascular Medicine

Doctors, engineers, scientists, clinicians and ambulance paramedics are working together on a National Instititue for Health Research (NIHR) funded project which could shave off vital time between patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment for those with suspected heart attacks, and give earlier ... READ MORE

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