Join our Nation of Lifesavers by applying for a CPR kit for your school and workplaces.
Organise a walk and raise money for life saving heart research.
Have fun, get your children active, and save lives with our schools and youth groups fundraising events.
Pack a punch with your unwanted stuff and help fight heart disease. Order bags, run an event or arrange a free collection and donate your unwanted stuff.
Over 100 quick and easy recipes for a healthy heart. All proceeds go to the BHF.
Our strategy sets out our plans to fund half a billion pounds of research over the next five years.
Whether you are living with heart disease or supporting a friend or family member, our online community is a space for you.
Meet some of our heart heroes who have bravely shared their stories with others.
Read our vision and priorities to 2020 and see how we're fighting for every heartbeat.
Sarah has never known life without a heart condition, but Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan’s research helps to identify the best times for surgery, which could save her life.
Fund more research by donating your unwanted stuff to our shops.
Our vision is a world in which people do not die prematurely or suffer from heart disease. Thanks to you, we’ve made great progress. With you, we’ll beat it.
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Information on heart disease
Four in five people have hearts older than they are. Use the Heart Age Tool to find out your risk of heart attack and stroke.
Featuring over 100 delicious, heart-healthy recipes this book is a collaboration between Pippa and the BHF with all proceeds going to fund future research.
We report on the highlights of last week's European Society of Cardiology conference in Rome, the largest meeting of heart scientists in the world. Numerous exciting breakthroughs were unveiled and there was even a visit from the Pope.
Heart Matters reader Christine Mackay shares her personal diary and illustrations of her heart valve surgery from being told the news, to going into hospital, and the recovery.
Help families stay together longer by helping to fund our groundbreaking research.
Leave a legacy
Learn how we plan to invest £500 million in research over the next five years.
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01 October 2016
Every 3 minutes, someone in the UK is struck by a heart attack.
Around 30% of heart attacks are fatal.
We spend 77p of every £1 we raise on life saving research and support for heart patients.
