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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an inherited disease of the heart muscle. BHF-funded research helped identify the faulty genes causing the conditions and we’ve helped make genetic testing available to the families affected.

Exercise helps everyone live a happier and healthier life. If you have heart and circulatory disease it can help manage your condition and get you feeling great.

RECIPE

Main meal, Serves: 2, Prep time: 10

Vegetables, seafood and rice combine to create this colourful Spanish-style paella, which is simple to make and tastes great.

The UK's largest retailer, Tesco, has partnered with us, Cancer Research UK and Diabetes UK to help tackle some of the UK's biggest health challenges.

RESEARCH

Imperial College London | Professor Prapa Kanagaratnam

Following a heart attack, part of the heart muscle dies and is replaced by scar tissue. But within the scar, there often remain channels of living tissue that can form a short circuit around the scar, leading to electrical disturbances (arr...

Around 371,000 heart procedures and operations were performed in 2020 – a 22 per cent drop from 2019 when more than 473,000 were carried out.

We offer personal support for clinical and non-clinical cardiovascular researchers at all stages of their career. We offer project grants, programme grants, infrastructure grants and strategic initiatives, among other funding schemes.

RECIPE

Breakfast, Serves: 2, Prep time: 15

Brighten up your breakfast with our tasty pancakes, served with a blueberry and apple compote

Puloma shares how she reduced her cholesterol through small but consistent changes to her diet and lifestyle. She offers tips for others looking to do the same.