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You can tell if you have a regular or irregular heart rate by checking your pulse. This page will show you how to find and check your pulse.

We look at the link between myocarditis and Covid-19 vaccines

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University of Edinburgh | Dr Matthew Reed

Around 300,000 people in the UK attend hospital emergency departments each year with palpitations, which are irregular heartbeats, and presyncope, a sudden feeling that you are about to lose consciousness. In some patients, these symptoms c...

A simple blood test could help to forecast future risk for people living with a serious condition, according to research funded by us.

Former Olympic gymnast Ellie Downie is donning her Lycra once again to take on our iconic London to Brighton Bike Ride in memory of her brother who died from a sudden cardiac arrest. Ellie, a BHF ambassador and first-time cyclist, is now determined to raise awareness for heart conditions by supporting the us.

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University of Birmingham | Dr James Winter

BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr James Winter is studying long QT syndrome, a disorder of the heart’s electrical system, characterised by a typical pattern on an electrocardiogram. Long QT syndrome can be inherited beca...

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Swansea University | Dr Spyros Zissimopoulos

BHF Senior Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Spyros Zissimopoulos is studying a protein involved in the electrical activity of the heart muscle cells that help the heart beat regularly. Dr Zissimopoulos is looking at how defects in the r...

Learn more about what we have previously funded under the International Cardiovascular Research Partnership Award funding scheme

Top researcher Professor Fu Siong Ng explains how AI could revolutionise heart healthcare – from earlier diagnosis and risk prediction to personalised treatments.

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University of Leicester | Dr Kieran Brack

The cardiac ganglionic plexus (CGP) is a branching network of nerves associated with the heart and specifically the regulation of the heartbeat. Dr Kieran Brack from the University of Leicester will study how the CGP affects cardiac functio...