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Pippa Middleton becomes a BHF ambassador.

Long waits for tests could lead to more deaths from undiagnosed heart conditions.

BHF-funded scientists have created a new test which can diagnose a previously hidden heart condition

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University of Cambridge | Professor Susan E Ozanne

In the UK more than half of women of child-bearing age are overweight or obese. Carrying too much weight during pregnancy comes with short and long-term health risks for both the woman and the child. The children of women who were overweigh...

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University of Bristol | Professor Harry Mellor

The study of angiogenesis – the growth of new blood vessels – is an important area of research in heart and circulatory disease. One of the key molecules that drives angiogenesis is called VEGF-A. It acts via another molecule on the surface...

Over 500,000 people in the UK are living with heart failure. BHF research has created treatments to give people with heart failure longer, healthier lives.

We report on a study that links ibuprofen with heart failure. Should you be worried, or is the research limited?

Microvascular angina results from an abnormality of the tiny arteries in the heart muscle that play a key role in regulating blood supply to the heart.

Stop smoking and reap the financial and health benefits for years to come, as our three ex-smokers have found. Read more.

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University of Glasgow | Dr Pasquale Maffia

A team led by Dr Pasquale Maffia at the University of Glasgow is interested in the role of immune cells in the circulatory system in the onset of heart and circulatory disease. Much heart disease occurs because of the build-up of fatty, or ...