Cardiovascular Health and Care Interest Group

• Co-creating a new model of cardiac rehabilitation for South Asians
• Physical activity and self-efficacy during early recovery phase in acute myocardial infarction patients not attending cardiac rehabilitation: a Jordanian study
• Co-development and evaluation of a physical activity referral scheme for individuals with health conditions (includes phase 4 cardiac patients)
• Family factors that influence physical activity adherence in post-MI patients
• Mixed-method evaluation of exercise referral provision at Austin Rawlinson Leisure Centre, Speke
• CALIBER study – carbohydrates, lipids and biomarkers of traditional and emerging cardiometabolic risk factors
• Small molecules, big questions. Investigating the complexity of the LDL particle (small molecules attached to the LDL surface, using ultracentrifugation and LC-MS based metabolomics
• Effects of a high-fat diet and supplementation with 2-hydroxyoleic acid and n-3 PUFA in mice
• Polyphenol-rich beverages and cardiometabolic risk
• Investigating the properties of nutraceuticals in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndromes
• Lipoproteins related to cardiovascular risk of bodybuilders using anabolic steroids versus their non-using counterparts
• Investigating the role of Lycopene in the prevention of chronic diseases
• Daphnia as a model of cardiovascular therapeutics
• Hepsense: development of heparin-type-carbohydrate sensors: for open heart surgery and beyond

Sub theme – Metabolic conditions: Diabetes/CVD prevention

• The development of a new theoretical framework to explore type-2-diabetes self-management behaviours in UK South Asian patients: recommendations for healthcare practice
• Prevention of diabetes: using mHealth applications for South Asian adults at risk
• The effects of positive emotional HbA1c feedback on blood sugar control in multi-ethnic diabetes patients
• Development of diabetes psychological platform evaluating a digital platform integrating psychological methods into diabetes care

• Cold as ice: does the cold pressor test predict risk and survival in cardiac surgery
• Examining the impact of exercise on cardiovascular responses and the relationship to chronic training-induced adaptations
• Determining the arterial in vivo and in vitro responses to catheterisation-induced damage in patients and exploring the effects of acute/chronic exercise to counteract these effects
• Micro CT imaging revealing cardiac structure at high resolution
• Using clinical archives to Investigate the structure of congenitally malformed hearts
• Autonomic activity associated with listening effort: examining the sympathetic and parasympathetic responses associated with effortful listening
• Achievement motive impact on effort-related cardiovascular responses: examining the moderating impact of the achievement motive on the link between task demand and effort-related cardiovascular responses
• Changes in brain vascular flow and reactivity under physiologic and non-physiologic conditions
• Long term effect on cerebral blood flow of ligation or repair of ICA after ECMO cannulation
• Athletic pre-participation cardiac screening for the detection of inherited cardiac conditions
• Novel echocardiography detailing complex cardiac mechanics in health and disease

• How do patients make sense of a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy?
• CASSPER – congenital cardiac surgery and parental perception of risk
• Healthcare professionals decision making when managing the care of patients diagnosed with end stage heart failure
• What are the barriers and influencers to cardiac rehabilitation for South Asian patients?
• A cross-cultural translation and adaptation of the cardiac self-efficacy questionnaire for Arabic speaking people diagnosed with coronary heart disease
• Development of an assessment tool to predict risk of sternal wound breakdown post cardiac surgery
• Co-creation of a sternal wound support device to reduce incidence of sternal wound breakdown in overweight patients
• Exploring the impact of care transition on adolescents with congenital heart disease

• Neuro protection – vascular reactivity in neonatal arch surgery
• CASSPER – congenital cardiac surgery and parental perception of risk
• Exploring the impact of care transition on adolescents with congenital heart disease
• Cerebral perfusion and ECMO
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• NIHR – modelling predictors of outcome in adult congenital
• Identification of novel non-invasive maternal blood biomarkers for congenital heart disease