This category covers research into coronary heart disease, diseases of the vasculature and circulation including the lymphatic system, and normal development and function of the cardiovascular system.
The following summaries in this clinical area have been accepted since the start of 2013. Click on the reference number to view the summary.
- Martyn Jones et al – Assessing patients’ cardiac related beliefs, motivation and mood over time to predict non-attendance at cardiac rehabilitation (CR). (CZH/4/650)
- Professor N Sattar et al – The Carotid Atherosclerosis: MEtformin for insulin ResistAnce (CAMERA) study (CZB.4.613)
- Professor AD Struthers et al – Do Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors improve exercise capacity in patients with COPD-associated pulmonary hypertension? (CZB.4.666)
- Professor David Newby et al – CT coronary angiography in patients with suspected angina due to coronary heart disease (SCOT-HEART): an open-label, parallel-group, multicentre trial (CZH/4/588)
- Professor Nicholas L Mills et al – Vascular injury and repair in premature coronary artery disease: understanding the role of endothelial progenitor cells (CZB/4/812 FOR)
- Professor Joanna M Wardlaw et al – Non-invasion measurement of cerebrovascular reactivity and compliance in cerebral small vessel disease: feasibility and estimation of sample size for translational research and clinical trials. (ETM/326 FOR)
- Doctor Colin Stirrat et al – Indentification of cellular inflammation in the myocardium using magnetic resonance imaging. (ETM/266 FOR)