Search

Our Physical Activity Specialist explains what to consider when you're keen to go back to swimming after been diagnosed with angina or a heart condition.

The British Heart Foundation has launched the Big Beat Challenge, a £30m research funding award that will bring together world-leading researchers and innovators to identify and solve any of the biggest problems in heart and circulatory disease.

RESEARCH

University of Manchester | Dr Halina Dobrzynski

The heart has an electrical wiring system called the ‘cardiac conduction system’ (CCS), which is responsible for the start and coordination of each heartbeat. When this system goes wrong it results in a slow heart rate – a type of arrhythmi...

This page explains what happens during an angioplasty, what happens after you leave the hospital, how successful coronary angioplasties are and more.

Read about unconscious bias women face at every stage of their heart disease journey and our appeal to the Welsh government

People living with diabetes could be set to benefit from a major research initiative to untangle the link between diabetes and heart disease – two of the most pressing global health crises.

RESEARCH

University of Oxford | Professor Fredrik Karpe

Obesity is a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. People who are overweight due to fat deposition around the abdomen (so-called ‘apple-shaped’ individuals) seem to have a higher risk of heart disease than those w...

Researchers funded by us at Edinburgh University have found a new target for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This research could lead to treatments for this deadly condition with no cure.

On 27 May, the BHF brought together leading scientists, clinicians, and the Government’s Chief Medical Officer at its first Annual Conference to focus on the impact of Covid-19 for people with heart and circulatory diseases.