John McMurray MD FESC

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John McMurray of Glasgow is championing the cure of heart failure 

John McMurray MD, FRCP, FESC, FACC, FAHA, FRSE, is Professor of Medical Cardiology and Deputy Director of the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences at the University of Glasgow, UK. He is an Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow. His high-profile clinical trials into heart failure, coronary heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and diabetes have placed him amongst the most influential bio-medical researchers in the world.

Born in Northern Ireland, McMurray first attended university in Manchester, UK. His long-standing interest in heart failure developed during his final years as a medical student which coincided with the introduction of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. ‘During my time as a junior doctor I was lucky to work with a physician who was willing to try this new type of treatment on very sick patients with heart failure and I was able to see the remarkable effects of that treatment. When it was subsequently shown not just to make people feel better and recover, but to live longer, that confirmed my interest in heart failure and gave me a passion that you could study treatments, gain evidence and apply that treatment in clinical practice’.