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Before the mid-1970s, there was no treatment for heart attacks apart from rest and pain relief. BHF-funded research helped change that.

Three quarters of UK adults have learned CPR - but less than half would not feel confident to perform chest compressions if someone was having a cardiac arrest, new research shows.

Find out how Elizabeth has adapted to ICD shocks.

We welcome Government plans to further invest in the NHS after Covid-19, tackle stubbornly high obesity levels, and clean up our dirty air.

Today’s news on childhood obesity rates in England shows some positive downward trends, but swift and sweeping action is still needed to reduce the number of children living with obesity in England.

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University of Exeter | Dr Maarten Koeners

Dr Maarten Koeners from the University of Bristol wants to better understand the causes and mechanisms of hypertension, or high blood pressure, so we can develop more effective treatments. High blood pressure is a risk factor for several...

RESEARCH

University College London | Professor James Moon

In this fellowship, Professor James Moon and colleagues are developing a new imaging tool to detect amyloid protein in the heart. This may allow clinical trials of new drugs to treat the condition. Amyloidosis is a serious disease cause...

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Queen Mary, University of London | Dr Suchita Nadkarni

Dr Suchita Nadkarni from Queen Mary University of London is studying how interactions between the body’s immune system and blood vessels can influence the outcome of certain heart and circulatory diseases and procedures, such as heart attac...

The British Heart Foundation's 700 UK shops and stores will be closed on the day of the funeral of Her Majesty The Queen (Monday 19 September).