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We want to beat heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases in Wales. To do this, we need to improve the detection, diagnosis, treatment and care of people who develop a heart or circulatory condition in their lifetime

Cold temperatures can put your health at risk. Every year in the UK, there are about 29,000 extra deaths in the winter. We explain how to stay safe.

Football legend David Seaman MBE and more than 200 British Heart Foundation supporters came together to shine a spotlight on hidden heart conditions and their impact on the nation every day.

Scientists we fund at the University of Leeds are to explore how to repair the damage caused by a heart attack. Dr Andrew Smith and his colleagues have been awarded £97,000 to investigate how to grow new blood vessels by ‘turning on’ stem cells in the heart.

Read our top tips for travelling abroad with a heart condition. From planning a trip, to packing and staying safe once you've arrived.

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Imperial College London | Professor Cesare M N Terracciano

Supervised by Professor Cesare Terracciano, an MBPhD student is developing a new model that simulates the heartbeat in the laboratory so it can be used in research to bring regenerative medicine to the clinic. The ability to make cardia...

Our expert explains what gluten is, what to do when you have an intolerance to it, and how to keep a gluten-free diet heart-healthy.

To launch the annual Dechox campaign the BHF reveal how much chocolate we eat in a lifetime

Find out what to expect when you have heat valve replacement surgery, including types of surgery, how to prepare, recovery and life after.

Delving behind the headlines: What is cholesterol? Why is it bad? Do statins actually work? We explore the science behind the news stories to find the answers