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

Scientists part-funded by us at King’s College London have identified a gene that in women is linked to the creation and location of new fat cells and is thought to contribute to a person's risk of type 2 diabetes.

The Government needs to set out comprehensive roadmaps to make prevention a priority.

Women, Black and South Asian people, and those from the most deprived communities are less likely to receive treatment after a diagnosis of the heart valve disease aortic stenosis, according to research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.

A nutritionist explains how you can eat more healthily but still enjoy cooking, eating and to focus on positive changes instead of depriving yourself.

BHF Senior Dietitian, Tracy Parker, explains what a DASH diet meal plan involves, such as eating plenty of fibre and cutting down on salt, to help lower high blood pressure.

Hear from congenital heart disease specialist, Dr Sara Thorne, on why planned pregnancy is important if you have a heart condition.

BHF Professor of Psychology answers common questions about how having a heart attack or other heart event can affect people emotionally. Find out more.

RESEARCH

University of Birmingham | Dr Victoria Heath

Dr Victoria Heath and her team at the University of Birmingham are studying the processes that control angiogenesis - when blood vessels form from existing vessels. This process is important in health and in heart and circulatory disease. ...