In our efforts to redress the lack of funding for vascular disease, we have ambitious goals for our research.

Many of our projects funded are published, which supports our aim to push the boundaries in vascular health and underlines our desire to effect a reduction in suffering from vascular disease.

To give you a flavour, here is a selection of research projects funded by the Circulation Foundation that has been published:

The Mary Davies Research Fellowship 2009, Robert Ariens
ATVB in revision
Fibrin architecture is altered in abdominal aortic aneurysms and correlates with aneurysm size
Scott DJA , Prasad P, Philippou H, Rashid ST, Whalley D, Kordowicz A, Tang Q, West R, Johnson A, Woods J, Ajjan RA, Ariëns RAS

Br J Surg. 2009 Aug;96(8):870-7
Haemostatic and fibrinolytic factors in men with a small abdominal aortic aneurysm
Parry DJ, Al-Barjas HS, Chappell L, Rashid T, Ariëns RA, Scott DJ

The Circulation Foundation Research Fellowship 2009, Mital Desai

Ann Vasc Surg 2011; 25(4): 530-7
Desai et al

Br J Surg 2011; 98(S2): 32-3
Desai et al

J Vasc Surg 2011; 53(17S): 86S-87S
Desai et al

Circulation Foundation Award 2008, Peter Holt

Br J Surg. 2010 Apr; 97(4):504-10
Screened individuals’ preferences in the delivery of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Holt PJ, Gogalniceanu P, Murray S, Poloniecki JD, Loftus IM, Thompson MM

Mary Davies Award 2008, Joe Shalboub

Stroke
Late-Phase Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Reflects Biological Features of Instability in Human Carotid Atherosclerosis
Shalhoub J, Monaco C, Owen DRJ, Gauthier T, Thapar A, Leen ELS, Davies AH

Radiology 2010;255(2):638-644
Inflammation within carotid atherosclerotic plaque: assessment with late-phase contrast-enhanced US
Owen DR, Shalhoub J, Miller S, Gauthier T, Doryforou O, Davies AH, Leen EL

Circulation Foundation Award 2008, Janice Tsui

British Journal of Surgery 98: 3-4
The potential therapeutic role of toll-like receptor 2 in critical limb ischaemia
Patel H, Joshi D, Lawrence D, Shi-Wen X, Baker D, Shaw S, Tsui J (2011)

Journal of Vascular Surgery 53:82-83S
The toll like receptor 2 ligand HMGB-1 contributes to skeletal muscle damage in critical limb ischemia
Patel H, Joshi D, Xu SW, Hamilton G, Abraham D, Baker D, Shaw S, Tsui J (2011)

British Journal of Surgery 98: 209
Toll-like receptor 2 antagonism reduces inflammatory cytokine release in skeletal muscle in vitro
Patel H, Shiwen X, Baker D, Shaw S, Tsui J (2011)

Review submitted to Cardiology Research & Practice
Toll-like receptors in ischaemia and its potential role in the pathophysiology of muscle damage in critical limb ischaemia
Patel H, Shaw S, Shi-Wen X, Abraham D, Baker, DM, Tsui JC

The Circulation Foundation Research Fellowship 2007: TK ho

Lab Invest. May 23, 2011
Development of an in vitro model of myotube ischemia
Joshi D, Patel H, Baker DM, Shiwen X, Abraham DJ, Tsui JC

Angiology. May 12 2010
Review of the Role of Erythropoietin in Critical Leg Ischemia
Joshi D, Tsui J, Ho TK, Selvakumar S, Abraham DJ, Baker DM