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With a heart problem, it can be hard to know how much exercise is too much. Our Senior Cardiac Nurse offers advice on where to start.

Find out how to make recipes healthier using food swaps to make a big difference to your diet.

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University of Aberdeen | Professor Graeme Nixon

Patients with blocked coronary arteries often undergo angioplasty - the insertion of a balloon catheter into the artery followed by balloon inflation to unblock the artery and restore blood flow to the heart. However, as a result of angiopl...

From being more active to using a food diary, here are 10 tips that will help you to lose weight more successfully. Find out more.

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University of Sheffield | Professor Martina E Daly

When blood vessels are injured, cells called platelets gather at the site of injury, forming a clot to stop excessive bleeding. At the injury site, platelets release a mixture of proteins and small molecules that activate more platelets – a...

A new artificial intelligence tool, which has been developed with funding from us, can help to diagnose acute heart failure more accurately than current blood tests alone.

Brian Cookson OBE was one of 106 men who took part in a study we funded investigating the impact of heart scarring on veteran male athletes. He had an ICD fitted after his heart started beating dangerously fast while training on his bike.

Dr Robert Easton has been named the BHF's first Distinguished Fellow

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University of Nottingham | Professor David Bates

Vascular disease, where blood vessels become blocked, is common in people with type 2 diabetes as they get older. Since it blocks the flow of oxygen to the limbs, it can cause painful legs, inability to walk or even lead to amputation. Scie...