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Pericoronary adipose tissue density is associated with inflammatory disease activity in Takayasu arteritis

Inflammation of the main arteries that supply blood to the heart is associated with changes in the density of surrounding fat, which can be detected using a CT scan. Research at the University of Cambridge led by Dr Christopher Wall and Dr Jason Tarkin found this method to be accurate for identifying active arterial...

Cambridge BHF 4-year PhD Programme

Applications are now open for the October 2022 intake of the University of Cambridge 4-year PhD programme in cardiovascular research

Could a vaccine protect us against heart attacks?

Professor Ziad Mallat and his team have been shortlisted for a £30 million grant from the British Heart Foundation. If successful, atherosclerosis – hardening of the arteries – could become a thing of the past.

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Cambridge Heart and Lung Research Institute

We have recently moved into a dedicated Heart and Lung Research Institute in Cambridge

Spotlight on Research

We have started a new article series to highlight some ongoing research in Cambridge - follow this link to find out more!

Making Industrialists from Cardiorespiratory Research Opportunities

Making Industrialists from Cardiorespiratory Research Opportunities to develop a future generation of entrepreneurs, business leaders and biotechnologists from the medical sciences investigator base of the BHF funded Centre for Cardiovascular Research Excellence (CCRE) and a future new Heart and Lung Research Institute (...

Covid-19

Covid Research at Cambridge Cardiovascular. The British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence is supporting a number of Cambridge Cardiovascular researchers who are involved in COVID-19 research projects and working collaboratively with researchers across the University of Cambridge and at other institutions...