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• Creating tomorrow’s cardiovascular research leaders

  Date: 18 Dec 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/tomorrows-cardio

  The University of Leicester has been awarded more than one and a half million pounds by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to fund a 4-year PhD...

• New trial could transform heart health of dialysis patients

  Date: 3 Dec 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/dialysis

  A new trial with the potential to transform the heart health of patients with kidney failure has today been launched by the University of...

• Blood cancer breakthrough offers clues for tailored patient treatment

  Date: 19 Jul 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/blood-cancer-breakthrough-offers-clues-for-tailored-patient-treatment

  Patients with blood cancer could be offered a tailored course of treatment in the future, after Leicester academics successfully trialled the use...

• Signs of early heart failure revealed in patients with type 2 diabetes

  Date: 16 Jul 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/heart-failure-diabetes

  Adults with type 2 diabetes that have no history, signs or symptoms of heart problems have been shown to have severely limited exercise capacity.

• Trial success for less invasive life-saving cardiac procedure

  Date: 28 May 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/tavi

  A nationwide study led by Leicester academics has shown that a less invasive procedure to treat a common heart problem is just as effective as...

• Leicester-led trial shows less invasive cardiac procedure works as well as surgery

  Date: 2 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/03-tavi-cardiac-trial

  A nationwide study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), assessing a less invasive procedure that addresses a common heart...

• Improving cardiac surgery benefits through key research

  Date: 11 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/11-cardiac-surgery

  Over 35,000 adults undergo cardiac surgery in the UK every year with a further 1 million worldwide.

• A new potential treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease

  Date: 31 Oct 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/31-trib1-research

  A collaborative study involving scientists from the University of Leicester has shown, for the first time, that a protein expressed in a subset of...

• Leicester doctor awarded grant to reduce risks of heart attacks and strokes

  Date: 31 Oct 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/31-saratzis-grant

  A vascular surgeon from Leicester’s Hospitals has been awarded a four-year grant worth over £1 million from the National Institute for Health...

• Hollywood actress addresses aortic dissection conference

  Date: 12 Sep 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/13-aortic-dissection

  On Thursday 19 September, the University of Leicester plays host to the fourth annual Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK, an invitation-only event...