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We welcome the new Government's commitment to reintroduce measures to create a smokefree generation in today's King's Speech - the first since the General Election.

Bedwyr Gullidge, 37, has permanent atrial fibrillation and early symptoms of heart failure. He reflects on the challenges of living with fatigue.

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Len Drane, from Treharris, thought he was a fit and healthy, rugby-playing, father-of-three when he had a heart attack playing golf in 2004.

Our third partnership with Omaze has resulted in a multi-million-pound donation for us, whilst also giving a bar manager from Reading a life changing prize of a spectacular country manor near Bath.

Kerrie was diagnosed with a congenital heart disease at 5 months old and is now the lead volunteer at BHF's Hearts of Gold fundraising group in west Kent.

Olympic legend and our ambassador Roger Black is urging people across the UK to walk more this Heart Month, as new research shows walking is the nation’s top health goal for 2026.

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King's College London | Dr Matthew Stroud

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one of the most common forms of inheritable heart disease. It affects the heart muscle, making it stretched and thin so that the heart can’t pump blood around the body efficiently. People with DCM are at risk...

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University of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common circulatory problem where arteries become narrowed, reducing blood flow to the limbs. Over a quarter of people with critical limb ischemia (CLI), the most advanced form of PAD, are unsuitable for ...

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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...