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A groundbreaking study, led by experts from Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College London and the University of Oxford, has discovered better methods to interpret the significance of gene mutati
A cutting-edge procedure to repair leaking heart valves without the need for open-heart surgery has been carried out at Royal Brompton Hospital in a UK first. The innovative technique uses a piece of equipment known as the Harpoon device to repair a leaking mitral valve through a small incision in the chest, replacing the need for major conventional surgery.
A major new study into the causes of congenital heart disease (CHD) has found that children often inherit damaging genes from parents who appear to be healthy. Experts at the Trust took part in the international study, led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, which aimed to get a better understanding of the genetic causes of heart disease.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, persistent lung condition affecting over 32,000 people in the UK alone. This condition causes scarring of the lung tissue, leading to breathlessness and fatigue.