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Lianne realised the importance of having a defibrillator on the estate after her mother’s near-death experience. Here she explains how the community came together to make it happen.

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University of Bristol | Professor Sarah Jane George

The build-up of fatty deposits in arteries causes narrowing of blood vessels, restricted blood flow and deprivation of oxygen, leading to heart and circulatory diseases. Conventional treatment for the narrowing of arteries is to implant a s...

Ben cut his risk of having a heart attack in the next 10 years from 18 to 4.3 per cent by stopping smoking, losing weight and lowering his blood pressure and cholesterol. Find out how.

The BHF-PROTECT-TAVI trial tested whether a cerebral embolic protection device can help prevent stroke after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Find out how experiences like heart attacks and cardiac arrests can cause PTSD and how PTSD symptoms are treated, with helpful tips from a specialist psychologist.

Nearly 100,000 more people with cardiovascular disease than expected have died since the start of the pandemic in England, according to our analysis published today.

A clinical trial, that we've part-funded, has found that a drug used to treat certain cancers could help to heal hearts and reduce the risk of heart failure after a heart attack by targeting the harmful immune response.

Common anti-allergy medicines could prove to be effective treatment for deep vein thrombosis, according to new research we funded.

Researchers funded by us at the University of Manchester have developed a drug that can break down blood clots in mice that resistant to current treatments. The researchers hope that their findings can open the door for a safer and more effective stroke treatment.

Nearly 2,000 people have taken part in a trial we're funding that aims to help doctors identify more people at risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF)