The Centre for Cardiovascular Science aims to foster and deliver research into the causes, consequences and therapy of the cardiovascular diseases.

University of Edinburgh offers postgraduates the opportunity to work within internationally leading research programmes addressing fundamental development and control of the cardiovascular system and the origins and consequences of cardiovascular disease. The work extends from basic laboratory research through to clinical studies.

Major research efforts are directed at:

the metabolic syndrome and risk factors for cardiovascular disease
mechanisms of atheromatous plaque formation and systemic and brain vascular dysfunction
renal dysfunction and hypertension
development and application of imaging in heart, systemic - and neurovascular diseases
exploitation of "Big Data" and e-health science in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases