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Listen to your heart with the BHF

This venue has step-free access. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
Past event - 2017
15 May Doors: 7pm
Event: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
The Red Lion, 530 Wilmslow Rd,
Manchester M20 4BT
In every stage of development, from our time as a fetus to adulthood, a healthy heart and good blood vessels are essential to our well being. Heart disease is one of the biggest killers in the UK. This evening, our speakers will explain how their research can help us to lead a healthier life, telling you about heart development, function and blood vessels with a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cpr) workshop during the interval. This venue has disabled access.

Light, lasers and microscopy: imaging vascular cells to study how blood vessels function

Dr. Majid Ahmed (BHF clinical research fellow, Cardiovascular Sciences)
Majid will take the audience through some experiments that are performed to image vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cell behaviour using light, lasers and microscopy. He will discuss how he performs these novel experiments to provide you with an overview on why they are important in the study of blood vessel function.

Placental blood flow and fetal growth

Dr. Sarah Jones (Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University)
Sarah is based at the Manchester Metropolitan University and funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). She works on research involving platelet and endothelial cell function with regards to thrombosis. Tonight she will share her work on placental blood vessels and endothelial cells, in relation to pregnancy complications such as foetal growth restriction.

Heart attacks: what they are and why we suffer from them

Dr. Stephen White (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Stephen is also based at Manchester Metropolitan University. He has strong connections with the BHF, having worked with them for a long time and focuses his research on cardiovascular endothelial cell function. Tonight, along with a short CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) demonstration, he will be explaining what a heart attack is and why we suffer from them.
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