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University of Oxford | Professor Charalambos Antoniades

BHF Senior Clinical Research Fellow Professor Charalambos Antoniades is working out why obesity is a risk factor for blood vessel disease, leading to heart attacks and strokes. Fat, or adipose tissue, produces various molecules that hav...

Rebecca tells us how she wrote off her chest pain for a day while having a heart attack.

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University of Manchester | Dr Katharine Dibb

BHF-funded researchers in Manchester are investigating what underlies the link between heart failure and atrial fibrillation. People with heart failure often develop a common heart rhythm problem, called atrial fibrillation, which signif...

Some people with Marfan syndrome have weak blood vessels which are at risk of bursting. This can be fatal. We’ve been funding research to stop this.

Medical jargon can sometimes be a barrier to understanding health conditions. Dr Rick Karsan explains some of the confusing terms that you might hear from your doctor.

Try these simple techniques if you’re feeling frazzled and want to reduce stress.

Learn about the breakthroughs BHF-funded researchers have made in medicines to treat heart failure.

High blood pressure can be caused by a tiny organ that senses oxygen levels in the blood, according to new research at the University of Bristol which we funded with your donations.

Twitch streamers can help to save lives from cardiac arrest by getting involved in our new CPR campaign.

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University of Edinburgh | Dr Marc Dweck

Heart attacks are caused when a diseased area (plaque) in a coronary artery breaks apart and a blood clot forms. However, not all plaques in an artery are vulnerable to breaking, and not all blood clots will cause a heart attack. Unfortuna...