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  • Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2014

    This is the 2014 edition of our statistics compendium (formerly Coronary Heart Disease Statistics). In addition to the published content, additional tables and maps are included here.

  • Vinnie Jones revives role in CPR advert

    Vinne Jones has joined our star-studded ‘Restarting 11’ – an inspirational team of football stars and real-life heroes – to urge more than a quarter of a million people to learn lifesaving CPR.

  • What is troponin?

    Troponin is a protein that's released into the bloodstream during a heart attack. A troponin blood test can help doctors diagnose a heart attack .

  • Focus on: Familial hypercholesterolaemia

    Anyone can develop high cholesterol as they age, but FH is a genetic condition, passed on to you by one of your parents. Professor Steve Humphries explains in this article

  • Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome

    Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome, or SADS, is when someone dies suddenly following a cardiac arrest and no obvious cause can be found.

  • Artificial intelligence could help narrow heart attack gender gap

    An algorithm developed using artificial intelligence could help doctors to diagnose heart attacks in women more accurately and quicker than ever before, according to research we fund and being presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Barcelona.

  • Focus on: Heart valve surgery

    Learn more about heart valve disease and the latest approaches to surgery. Discover what valve surgery involves, its pros and cons, new techniques and more.

  • The links between mental health and heart health

    Your mental health can affect your heart health, and vice versa. Our research is helping to understand why, and test new treatments for people with heart and circulatory diseases.

  • RESEARCH

    Ryanodine receptor clusters and heart disease

    University of Glasgow | Dr Niall MacQuaide

    The release of calcium inside heart muscle cells is important for a normal heart beat, and abnormal calcium release can lead to heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias). In this Intermediate Basic Science Fellowship, Dr Neil MacQuaide from t...

  • RESEARCH

    Studying deep vein thrombosis in bioengineered human veins

    Imperial College London | Professor James Crawley

    Researchers at Imperial College London are creating replica human veins to better understand deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Deep vein thrombosis affects in 1 in every 1,000 people each year in the UK. DVT occurs when a blood clot develops in ...