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Research at the cardiovascular BRU will concentrate on increasing the understanding of poor heart function in people living with cardiomyopathy (inherited heart muscle disease), arrhythmia (irregular heart-beat), coronary heart disease and heart failure. This will be achieved by:  

• Faster identification of genes linked to heart disease with a view to providing more personalised treatment for patients in the future
• Improving imaging techniques to diagnose patients more accurately and monitor any changes occurring in the heart
• Conducting clinical trials to investigate new treatments or advancements to improve current medical care
• Developing new techniques such as gene therapy and stem cell therapy.