Cardiovascular Clinical Research Facility
The Cardiovascular Clinical Research Facility (CCRF) is one of the core
clinical research facilities of the Radcliffe Department of Medicine. CCRF provides a dedicated, staffed clinical research environment with particular expertise in echocardiography, vascular assessment and clinical physiology.
Latest publications
Contrastive Machine Learning to Quantify Hypertensive Multiorgan Damage and Identify New Disease Phenotypes: A Multinational Multimodal Study.
Journal article
Alkhodari M. et al, (2026), Circulation
Retinal Vascular Caliber: 6 to 12 Months and 15 to 25 Years Following Hypertensive Pregnancy.
Journal article
Cutler HR. et al, (2026), Hypertension
Economic Evaluation of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Stress Echocardiography: Cost-Consequence and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.
Journal article
Chauhan AS. et al, (2026), Value Health Reg Issues
A systematic review of explainable artificial intelligence and cardiac electrophysiological models addressing sports-related sudden cardiac death and arrest in adolescents and young adults.
Journal article
Vanegas Müller E. et al, (2026), NPJ Digit Med
Higher skeletal muscle mass is associated with higher blood pressure and left ventricular mass.
Journal article
Shantsila E. et al, (2026), J Hypertens
Applications of artificial intelligence and computational approaches to imaging for hypertension identification, phenotyping, and outcome prediction: a systematic review.
Journal article
Alkhodari M. et al, (2026), Eur Heart J Digit Health, 7
Latest News and Events
AI tool reveals hidden organ damage caused by high blood pressure
22 June 2026
Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that may help doctors better understand how high blood pressure damages different organs in different people - potentially paving the way for more personalised treatment in future.
Congratulations to 2025 RDM Graduate Citizenship Award Winners
12 February 2026
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 RDM Graduate Citizenship Award; Casey Johnson and Alexander Redmond.
Study suggests blood pressure care after giving birth could protect brain health
19 January 2026
Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy may be able to protect their long term brain health through better blood pressure management soon after giving birth, according to a new study by Oxford researchers.
RDM DPhil student listed in Forbes Middle East’s 30 under 30 list
14 January 2025
Congratulations to Mohanad Alkhodari, a DPhil student in RDM’s Cardiovascular Clinical Research Facility (CCRF), who was selected by Forbes Magazine in the Middle East for their 30 under 30 list for 2024.
