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How we spend your donations

Over the last few months some parts of the media have questioned the amount of money UK charities spend on charitable activities. We spend around 78p of every £1 donated to fund life saving heart research. Find out how your donations are spent.

High-risk heart failure patients should receive lifesaving implantable defibrillators sooner

People with heart-failure who are at high risk of heart rhythm problems shouldn’t have to wait to be fitted with a lifesaving implantable cardioverter defibrillator, according to research we’ve funded.

RESEARCH

The role of the XIIIA clotting factor in heart scarring

University of Leeds | Professor Peter J Grant

After a heart attack the lack of oxygen to the heart muscle triggers a process called fibrosis, where scar tissue build-up prevents the heart from beating normally. Fibrosis plays an important part in heart failure development and also occu...

RESEARCH

Understanding the role of Pak3 protein in heart cell dysfunction and heart failure

University of Manchester | Dr Wei Liu

Heart failure – when the heart cannot pump blood around the body effectively – is a leading cause of death worldwide. Regardless of the initial cause, many changes take place in heart cells during the development of heart failure. Autopha...

CoQ10 supplements: are there benefits for heart health?

Senior BHF Dietitian Dell Stanford explains what is CoQ10 (Co-enzyme Q10), covering the evidence on supplements for people with heart failure or taking statins.

RESEARCH

Building new blood vessels after a heart attack

University of Leeds | Dr Sreenivasan Ponnambalam

Most heart attacks occur when the coronary arteries, which supply heart muscle with oxygen-rich blood, become narrowed by a gradual build-up of fatty material within their walls. If a piece of fatty material (atheroma) breaks apart it may c...

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Developing better ways to detect heart failure

Queen's University Belfast | Dr Chris Watson

Heart failure is a serious condition where the heart is unable to pump blood efficiently around the body. We urgently need to better understand the mechanisms of heart failure and to develop better screening tools to detect and manage this ...

'No room for complacency' as heart care waiting list falls in England

Latest NHS England figures published today show that the number of people on cardiac waiting lists fell to 406,695 at the end of October 2023 in England – a decrease of 2,846 on the previous month.

Heart valve replacement surgery

Find out what to expect when you have heat valve replacement surgery, including types of surgery, how to prepare, recovery and life after.