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Life can change in many ways after a serious heart event or diagnosis. Here are tips from an expert and fellow readers on how to adjust to the new normal.

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University of Bristol | Professor Sarah Jane George

In coronary heart disease, fatty deposits in our blood vessels build up over time and restrict the flow of the blood to the heart. This can be treated using bypass vein grafting – where a piece of vein from the leg is used to bypass blockag...

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

BHF partners with the Alan Turing Institute to tackle heart disease and stroke using artificial intelligence.

Scientists funded by us are to create and test a computer “algorithm” capable of detecting undiagnosed coronary heart disease in CT scans.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.