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  • Heart surgery

    Heart surgery can help repair problems with your heart. Heart surgery means a surgeon will operate on your heart to fix it. This can help improve any symptoms you have and help you to live a longer life.  

  • Invisible insulin resistance linked to increased risk of sudden death

    Years before developing diabetes, people with insulin resistance could be more likely to develop abnormal heart rhythms, which may put them at greater risk of sudden death, according to research we've funded and presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society conference.

  • Child heart disease may be more likely if mother has anaemia during pregnancy

    Mothers who are anaemic in the first 100 days of pregnancy have a much higher chance of having a child with congenital heart disease, according to new research funded by us and published in the journal BJOG.

  • RESEARCH

    Finding out how gum disease is linked to coronary heart disease

    University of Bristol | Professor Sarah Jane George

    Professor Sarah George is studying how bacteria that cause gum disease may be linked to coronary heart disease and heart attacks. People with gum disease are more prone to coronary heart disease, but whether gum disease actually causes or w...

  • RESEARCH

    How do the cells in blood vessels know when to divide?

    University of Strathclyde | Professor Robin Plevin

    Blood vessels contain a layer of smooth muscle cells, which contract to control blood flow and keep us healthy. But in heart and circulatory disease, these cells can grow and divide when they shouldn’t, contributing to the narrowing of bloo...

  • New AI technology for advanced heart attack prediction

    BHF researchers develop a heart ‘fingerprint’ to tailor personalised treatment for people at high risk of deadly heart attack.

  • 7 signs your fitness journey is paying off

    Starting a fitness journey and keeping going with it can be challenging. To keep yourself motived, look for these signs that your fitness is getting better.

  • Clinical Trials Units

    We require that every multicentre interventional clinical trial, while remaining under the scientific control of the principal investigator, should usually be managed by a UKCRC registered CTU. Here's more information about CTUs.

  • RESEARCH

    Can we target blood vessel contraction to treat high blood pressure?

    St George's, University of London | Professor Anthony Albert

    Supervised by Dr Anthony Albert, this PhD student is studying the molecular processes controlling blood vessel contraction and high blood pressure. If muscle cells within blood vessel walls contract too much, this can cause high blood pr...

  • EVENT

    Edinburgh Marathon Festival Marathon
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    Date

    24 May 2026

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    Location

    Edinburgh

    This popular running festival has a distance for all with a Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and Team Relay going through Edinburgh city centre to Musselburgh