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A sudden and serious heart condition triggered by severe emotional stress can lead to the same type of long-term damage as a heart attack, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Anaheim, California.

Having a healthy weight can reduce your risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases like heart attacks, strokes and vascular dementia. Find out how to measure your weight, what weight you should be and how to reduce your health risks.

All this week Luke Cameron, who was named the Nicest Man in Britain last year after completing 365 good deeds – one every day of the year, will be volunteering with us.

Through our membership of the European Heart Network we’re pledging to play a leading role in a global coalition to reduce the death and suffering caused by heart and circulatory disease worldwide.

BHF shop manager, Jojo Mills, was inspired to join us as a volunteer, intending to stay for two weeks. She has now been a valued team member of the BHF team for 24 years, in a paid role as a shop manager and has received a Long Service Award for her work.

The NEST trial tested whether lowering the body temperature of babies on life support could help protect the brain.

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University of Nottingham | Professor Jonas Emsley

People who have survived a heart attack or stroke tend to be at high risk of having another one. To try to prevent a repeat event, doctors prescribe certain medicines. These often include anticoagulant, also called anti-clotting, drugs suc...

If you have a family history of a heart or circulatory disease you’re at higher risk of developing conditions like coronary heart disease and having a heart attack or stroke.

The CE-MARC-2 trial was conducted to find out if magnetic resonance scans of the heart could better select which people with coronary heart disease should undergo an angiogram.

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University of Bristol | Dr Stephen Harmer

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a condition that can cause an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) due to abnormal electrical activity in the heart. An inherited form of LQTS, called long QT syndrome type 1 (LQT1), is a cause of sudden cardiac deat...