A new study from the University of Sheffield has shown a new blood test could provide a clue as to why some patients are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease risk after suffering a heart attack. The research may help scientists to identify new targets for reducing the risk and eventually lead to more effective…
Continue reading →Many students undertaking an undergraduate medicine degree take the opportunity to gain valuable experience in a research environment and this year is no exception. Congratulations to the BMedSci students who were recently hosted by the Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease. The results of their hard work have recently been announced and there are…
Continue reading →During the recent American Heart Association conference, Dr Wael Sumaya and Dr Rachel Orme presented two of Sheffield’s leading cardiology research projects. Dr Rachel Orme presented the results of the STEEL PCI study. This Study of Two rEgimens of ticagrELor compared to clopidogrel in patients undergoing elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention was the first study to…
Continue reading →Iain Wilkinson (Professor of MR Physics in the Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease) and Solomon Tesfaye (Consultant Physician, Diabetes Directorate, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) use Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy to help understand involvement of the central nervous system in problems that people can suffer from when they have diabetes. Their…
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The development of new techniques to diagnose and treat pulmonary hypertension, together with a deeply-embedded research culture, has helped a consultant based at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to win a national award from the NIHR Clinical Research Network and Royal College of Physicians. The award recognises outstanding research leadership in the NHS. Pulmonary…
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