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We are boosting the profile of cardiovascular research at University College London in the hope of giving more people with heart and circulatory diseases longer and better lives.

Vanessa Smith shares her experience so far on the NHS frontline, where she has cared for patients affected by both coronavirus (Covid-19) and heart and circulatory conditions.

People living in areas of the country that are worst affected by air pollution have an increased risk of death that is on average the equivalent to smoking over 150 cigarettes a year.

Find out how BHF-funded researchers are using heart CT scans to help prevent, diagnose and treat heart disease.

We’ve ranked 13 popular drinks from best to worst based on their sugar and fat content. Learn more about what the best options are for a healthy diet.

We're funding a team of doctors and engineers to develop new virtual reality technology that creates a three-dimension, beating digital double of the heart. Using it to plan and practice congenital heart disease surgeries and procedures could help to shorten operations and reduce the need for multiple surgeries.

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University of Oxford | Professor Carolyn Carr

Currently, we cannot repair damaged heart tissue, such as after a heart attack, which means the heart doesn’t work as effectively. This can lead to heart failure – a potentially debilitating condition that affects over 750,000 people in the...

New artificial intelligence technology could lead to the next generation of heart MRI scans to enable doctors better diagnose people with a range of heart muscle diseases, according to research we part-funded.

We’ve been funding research to understand better how your ethnic background affects your risk of heart and circulatory diseases and diabetes.

Is there a link between the bacteria in our gut and the build-up of fatty material in our arteries? Dr Leanne Grech investigates.