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Our expert explains why you might be put on bisoprolol instead of atenolol, for example if you have heart failure, angina or atrial fibrillation.

Our Physical Activity Specialist explains what to consider when you're keen to go back to swimming after been diagnosed with angina or a heart condition.

Chest pain can be caused by angina, myocarditis or a heart attack, but it's not always related to your heart. Other common causes include anxiety, heartburn and muscle pain.

Medicines can help prevent or treat heart conditions, like high blood pressure, angina, heart attack and heart failure. They’re also used to keep symptoms under control. Some people take medicine for a short time and others may need to take it for longer.

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.

Heart bypass surgery can help relieve the symptoms of angina and improve quality of life. We talk to Professor Gavin Murphy about what's involved.

BHF study finds cascade testing service for FH is cost effective, lifesaving and could avoid thousands of heart attacks and strokes.

Half of people with chest pain investigated with standard scans and given heart all-clear may be missing out on the correct diagnosis

Medicines used to treat angina and high blood pressure could be used to treat acute kidney injury, a potentially deadly condition, according to research we've helped to fund.

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King's College London | Professor Simon Redwood

We know that angina – a dull, heavy or tight chest pain caused by restricted blood flow to the heart – could be a sign that someone is at risk of a future heart attack. Previous studies have shown that angina can be triggered by physical ac...