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In 2018, Matt Pohlson, CEO of Omaze – one of BHF’s charity partners – began to experience pain and swelling in his stomach. This extreme physical stress triggered a heart condition called takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which left him fighting for his life.

The UK’s heart health has declined more quickly at the start of the 2020s than in any other decade for over 50 years, we've warned as we launch our new strategy.

We want to understand the challenges and find opportunities to support England’s health system. Learn how BHF can support your service care delivery to help improve care for patients with cardiovascular disease.

Drugs to lower blood pressure are still effective at reducing the risk of a heart attack and stroke in old age, even if blood pressure is in an apparently healthy range, according to research we've funded and being presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Could offering everyone over 50 a single tablet or ‘polypill’ prevent more heart attacks and strokes? Read our experts take.

Reducing the nation’s blood pressure and cholesterol levels helped prevent over 20,000 people from dying prematurely from coronary heart disease according to a new study.

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University of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu

Over recent decades scientists have carried out clinical trials to try to repair damaged or failing hearts using injections of stem cells, in particular from bone marrow. Although some trials have shown a very slight improvement in heart fu...

It’s normal to feel anxious in the lead up to heart surgery. A clinical psychologist offers tips on how to manage difficult feelings.

Improved care for people with heart and circulatory disease suffering from Covid-19 could soon be available after we and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) announced support for six flagship research programmes.

Do you live alone and have a heart condition? Find out how stay on top of your symptoms and medication, and what to do when you're feeling unwell.