Diseases of the heart and lung are some of the biggest killers worldwide. According to the latest figures from the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease causes an estimated 17 million deaths per year, with respiratory disease ranking just behind with 4.2 million deaths. Despite a growing awareness of risk factors, such as smoking and poor diet, the prevalence of such diseases is increasing.
Cardiorespiratory research has seen significant growth in Cambridge over the past 15 years. The University now has five British Heart Foundation (BHF) professorships and three Chairs in respiratory medicine. Fundraising is under way to expand yet further, with the creation of a new Heart and Lung Research Institute (HLRI) by the University and Papworth Hospital, to sit alongside the new Papworth Hospital which is anticipated to relocate to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
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Image: Plans (subject to final design selection) of the Heart and Lung Research Institute (left) and new Papworth Hospital to be located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Reproduced courtesy of the University of Cambridge
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