I am a cardiology research scientist investigating the differences between physiological (“good”) and pathological (“bad”) heart growth- cardiac hypertrophy. In general, heart failure research and therapy has concentrated on identifying and inhibiting pathological processes. In contrast, my research is unique because it has focused on activating physiological pathways (elevated in the athlete’s heart) in the failing heart as a potential new strategy for the treatment of heart failure and atrial ....I am a cardiology research scientist investigating the differences between physiological (“good”) and pathological (“bad”) heart growth- cardiac hypertrophy. In general, heart failure research and therapy has concentrated on identifying and inhibiting pathological processes. In contrast, my research is unique because it has focused on activating physiological pathways (elevated in the athlete’s heart) in the failing heart as a potential new strategy for the treatment of heart failure and atrial fibrillation.Read moreRead less
As Director of Research in the Department of Cardiology, Prof Hare supervises a number of research groups, a major one being a “Psychosocial” research group, others including a “wet “ vascular laboratory, a clinical cardio-vascular laboratory, an exercise research group and a clinical trials group primarily working in heart failure.
I am a cardiologist and epidemiologist whose research focus is on large-scale clinical trials and epidemiological research into the prevention of cardiovascular disease, particularly in relation to treatment strategies for acute coronary syndromes, dyslip