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Microvascular angina results from an abnormality of the tiny arteries in the heart muscle that play a key role in regulating blood supply to the heart.

Heart imaging techniques already available on the NHS could be used to improve detection of underlying heart disease and treatment following a common but often overlooked type of heart attack, according to research we've funded and published in Circulation.

Our expert, BHF Professor Peter Weissberg, answers a question on what rotablation procedure is, and what happens during it.

Lorraine Kinzel, 54, from Redruth, Cornwall, has experienced angina since having a heart attack in 2013. She explains how she manages her chest pain.

A CT scan can be used to diagnose a stroke and other brain problems, as Professor Joanna Wardlaw explains to Senior Cardiac Nurse Emily McGrath.

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is when a tear appears in the wall of a coronary artery, which supplies blood to your heart. In some cases this can lead to a heart attack.

An electrocardiogram, or ECG, looks at your heart's rate, rhythm and electrical activity. Professor Peter Macfarlane explains what this simple test involves.

SENIOR-RITA tested whether people aged over 80 should have invasive treatment for NSTEMI heart attack.

Bernadette Williams, 63, from Holywell, shares how high cholesterol and coronary artery disease shaped her family history – and how heart bypass surgery helped her move forward.

Researchers that we fund at the University of Oxford have developed a new technology that can flag patients at risk of deadly heart attacks years before they occur.