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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
All voices01 Voice · Academic · Heart disease & stroke
Matt Bown: no photograph is held, so the academic plate is shown instead.
Academic
Matt Bown
BHF professor of vascular surgery at the University of Leicester
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press citations on 1 topic since 27 Dec 2025 · last quoted 3 Feb 2026
02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics
Matt Bown: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- BHF professor of vascular surgery at the University of Leicester
- Quoted on
- Heart disease & stroke
- Tracked press citations
- 6
- Most recently quoted
- 3 Feb 2026
- First quoted
- 27 Dec 2025
04 The signal · where Matt Bown sits on heart disease & stroke
Ranked 26= of 100 voices quoted in the press on heart disease & stroke, level with 17 others on 6 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
Professor Bryan WilliamsSector leaderChief Scientific and Medical Officer, British Heart Foundation (BHF)52 - 2Dr Francesco Lo MonacoAcademicCardiologist, founder of the National Longevity Clinic32
- 3
Dr Sonya Babu-NarayanClinicianClinical Director, British Heart Foundation20 - 26=Edward PiperClinicianDr, medical director at AstraZeneca UK6
- 26=Kieran DochertyAcademicClinical senior lecturer, University of Glasgow6
- 26=Matt BownAcademicBHF professor of vascular surgery at the University of Leicester6
- 44=Ziyad Al-AlyAcademicClinical epidemiologist and chief of the Research and Development Service at the VA Saint Louis Health Care System, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis5
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Dr Bernie MardenClinicianJoint Chief Medical Officer (BSW, Dorset and Somerset ICBs cluster), NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB (working as a cluster with NHS Dorset ICB and NHS Somerset ICB)5
Showing the leaders and the ranks around 26=, of 100 voices · See every voice on the topic →
05 On the record · press
What Matt Bown has said
By outlet · linked articles
- birminghammail.co.uk1
- independent.co.uk1
- lbc.co.uk1
- leicestermercury.co.uk1
- mirror.co.uk1
Where Matt Bown has been quoted
- 01Metformin might treat 'ticking time-bomb' affecting one in 70 UK men over 65 | Leicestershire Liveleicestermercury.co.uk · 3 Feb 2026
- 02Diabetes drug metformin may treat 'ticking time bomb' that kills 4,000 a year - The Mirrormirror.co.uk · 3 Feb 2026
- 03Metformin could treat hidden condition with no symptoms that kills 4,000 a year | Wales Onlinewalesonline.co.uk · 3 Feb 2026
- 04The cheap diabetes drug that can halt life-threatening conditionindependent.co.uk · 27 Dec 2025
- 05Cheap diabetes drug could have unexpected medical benefit - Birmingham Livebirminghammail.co.uk · 27 Dec 2025
- 06Scientists explore whether diabetes drug can halt 'ticking time-bomb' condition | LBClbc.co.uk · 27 Dec 2025
Verbatim
“Evidence suggests metformin could be the treatment for AAA we've long been looking for. Research in the lab indicates it could be working to prevent AAA growth by blocking inflammation in the aorta, a key factor that causes AAA enlargement.”
“Evidence suggests metformin could be the treatment for AAA we've long been looking for.”
“Evidence suggests metformin could be the treatment for AAA we've long been looking for.”
“Evidence suggests metformin could be the treatment for AAA we've long been looking for.”
“Evidence suggests metformin could be the treatment for AAA we've long been looking for.”
“Evidence suggests metformin could be the treatment for AAA we've long been looking for.”
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