BHF Centres of Research Excellence highlight current research

The BHF Centres of Research Excellence based at the University of Edinburgh and University College London, held a joint meeting at the Usher Institute, Edinburgh, on 23 June.

Dany Jaime Garcia presenting in front of audience
Dany Jaime Garcia presenting at the BHF Centres of Research Excellence event in Edinburgh

The Edinburgh BHF Centre of Research Excellence and and University College London (UCL)  are funded by five-year awards from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) 

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A joint meeting was arranged to showcase the current research being undertaken in each Centre. The range of talks presented were split into 3 sessions:

  • Stroke & Vascular Dementia
  • Population Health & Prevention
  • Heart-Brain Links

Daniela Jaime Garcia, Clinical Trial Manager/researcher for LACI-Cog 1 was first on the agenda with her talk, "The brain as a vascular organ: endothelial dysfunction and the path to dementia" .

Later in the afternoon, Professor Joanna Wardlaw's presentation, "Small vessel disease as viewed from the large arteries. What does this tell us?" summarised the key findings from a recent paper released. It challenges the current understanding of the causes of lacunar ischaemic stroke with researchers identifying enlargement and widening of arteries in the brain as being strongly linked to lacunar stroke. 

You can read the paper from the link below: 

Implications of Cranial Arterial Stenosis and Dolichoectasia for Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease Etiopathogenesis: Findings From a Prospective Mild Stroke Cohort 

The day proved to be a great success with many new collaborations formed. 

Well done to everyone involved in the organisation of this event.
 

Professor Joanna Wardlaw presenting in front of audience
Professor Joanna Wardlaw presenting in Edinburgh

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