Groundbreaking research saved Dean
At the age of 53, fit and healthy Dean had a heart attack.
Keep us beating
Every 3 minutes, someone in the UK dies from cardiovascular disease. British Heart Foundation powers lifesaving research that keeps people with their loved ones for longer.
Every 3 minutes, someone in the UK dies from cardiovascular disease. It’s one of the biggest killers in the UK, but also the most underfunded. It can affect anyone and doesn’t discriminate. Women. Men. The young. The seemingly fit and healthy. Since 1961 we’ve funded lifesaving research and, with your help, the future looks bright.
AI that predicts heart attacks up to a decade before they strike. Curing inherited heart muscle conditions. Preventing, treating, and even reversing heart failure with revolutionary treatments. All within our grasp, thanks to pioneering research funded by people like you - but our work is not done.
Donate now to keep us beating
Every 3 minutes, someone in the UK dies from cardiovascular disease.
But with your donations, research funded by British Heart Foundation can help more people like Dean – who had a heart attack at the age of 53 - survive.
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Jack is here thanks to lifesaving research
Jack was 17 when he collapsed from a cardiac arrest while playing basketball. CPR saved his life. He has since been diagnosed with the inherited heart muscle condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). He was fitted with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and a pacemaker and is now studying Software Engineering at university.
Discover incredible stories
Michelle won’t live in fear
To date, Michelle has undergone 13 different types of heart surgery.
Pioneering research funded by your donations
An AI tool that helps predict heart attacks
Professor Charalambos Antoniades is developing an AI tool that can help predict heart attacks up to 10 years in advance.
CureHeart: Curing inherited heart muscle conditions
Professor Hugh Watkins and an international team are developing cures for these conditions.
Gene therapies to regenerate the heart
Professor Mauro Giacca is pioneering treatments to prevent, treat or even reverse heart failure.
Other ways to support us
Walk for Hearts
Walk 28, 50 or 100 miles in February to keep us beating this Heart Month. You choose when and where you get your miles in.
The Weekly Flutter Lottery
Our lottery is a fun way to donate. Help keep us beating whilst being in with a chance of winning £1000 every week!
Leave a gift in your Will
A gift in your Will supports scientific breakthroughs and is a meaningful way to honour a loved one.