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Strengthen our air quality laws to protect the country’s health from toxic air pollution – that’s our message to MPs today as they debate the Environment Bill. BHF-funded research has shown that exposure to air pollution, and in particular PM2.5, can damage our heart and circulatory health in a number of ways, increasing the risk of a heart attack or stroke.

Your QRISK score is a valuable tool to understand your risk of heart disease. Discover what it is, how it works, and what it means for you and your health.

Ever wondered why heart and kidney diseases happen at the same time? A consultant cardiologist talks about how our vital organs interact.

If you’re taking part in a BHF event or organising your own, it’s important to make sure that everyone is safe and that all money is handled correctly.

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University of Oxford | Dr Pawel Swietach

Living cells naturally generate acid while carrying out the processes that allow them to do their respective jobs. This acid is toxic to the body, so it is transported out of cells into the bloodstream, and removed by the lungs and kidneys....

Here to support you or your loved one with information on heart and circulatory disease you can trust.

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Imperial College London | Dr Josefin Ahnstrom

Dr Josefin Ahnstrom and colleagues at Imperial College London have been awarded a 3-year grant to investigate the components that prevent blood from clotting, including Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor (TFPI), protein S and factor V. They ai...

Terms and conditions for participants of general events for BHF.

Courtney shares her experience of the menopause, how it affected her and her cholesterol.