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Learn how talking therapy helped Marian Sedgwick overcome a fear of dying after she was diagnosed with takotsubo syndrome.

RESEARCH

University of Cambridge | Dr Folma Buss

Dr Folma Buss is studying proteins involved in a process called autophagy in heart cells, which can lead to heart disease if it goes awry. The word ‘autophagy’ is derived from the Greek words ‘auto’ meaning ‘self’, and ‘phagy’ meaning ‘...

Researchers will study a group of proteins called connexins that are believed to play a crucial role in clot formation.

Aspirin prevents heart attacks in people with diabetes, but it causes almost as many major bleeds and should not be routinely prescribed to prevent first heart attacks, according to research that we've funded being presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich.

As the bright lights of this year’s BRIT Awards are readied to celebrate the best of British and international music, we are urging the public to learn lifesaving CPR to a song from this year’s nominees.

June Sarpong has given her new home a sustainable touch by furnishing it with pre-loved items from British Heart Foundation stores.

Most people won’t know they have atherosclerosis until they have a heart attack, stroke or angina. We're funding research to beat the heartbreak atherosclerosis causes.

Waiting lists for life saving heart diagnosis and treatment could more than double within two years in England due to the pandemic, our new report warns.

EVENT

Date

20 June 2027

Location

Clapham Common, London

Cycle 54 miles on tarmac roads from Clapham Common to Brighton Seafront to help fund lifesaving research.

RESEARCH

University College London | Professor Derek Yellon

London based researchers are testing a drug hoped to limit heart damage caused by a heart attack. Every day in the UK, more than 500 people have a heart attack. During a heart attack, some heart cells die. This can cause long-term life-thr...