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Get our quick guide to treatments for coronary heart and circulatory disease like angioplasty and bypass surgery, what they involve and how long they last.

Christian Eriksen’s sudden collapse is a “stark reminder that a cardiac arrest can strike anyone, anywhere and anytime, without warning,” according to our Associate Medical Director.

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University of Reading | Dr Alice Pollitt

Platelets are small cells in the blood that are important for our blood to clot properly. They play a central role, not only in stopping excess bleeding after injury, but in the formation of dangerous blood clots in arteries that can lead t...

Cathie and Nancy's story starts with a death in the family. Their youngest sister, Dora, died of a cardiac arrest when she was 26. Nearly ten years later they found out why.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Ken Suzuki

Heart attacks cause damage to the heart muscle, which can limit its ability to pump blood around the body effectively. There are currently no treatments available to repair the damage caused by a heart attack. However, researchers in the fi...

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University of Leeds | Dr Richard Cubbon

Dr Richard Cubbon, a BHF Intermediate Clinical Research Fellow, at the University of Leeds, has been awarded a grant totalling nearly £170,000 to allow his team to investigate the link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease. They will...

Cardiac rehab physio Helen Alexander explains how to improve heart health through physical activities including resistance and aerobic exercises.

Over the last few months some parts of the media have questioned the amount of money UK charities spend on charitable activities. We spend around 78p of every £1 donated to fund life saving heart research. Find out how your donations are spent.

Olympic legend Roger Black and the BHF urge people to get active as lockdown lifts by taking on My Step Challenge

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University of Oxford | Dr Thomas Parks

Rheumatic fever is a condition that is common in the developing world. It is caused by infection with a bacterium called group A streptococcus. Sometimes children and young adults who have had rheumatic fever go on to develop rheumatic hear...