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Average ambulance response times for category 2 calls - which includes suspected heart attacks and strokes were 40 minutes in January 2024 in England.

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King's College London | Jonathan Kentish

Tetralogy of Fallot is a severe heart birth defect that requires corrective surgery. Most patients will die before the age of 20 without the surgery, but the best age at which to have the procedure is not known. The surgery can cause a hear...

Specific antibodies could protect against heart attacks, according to a study we've funded published in the journal EBioMedicine.

BHF-funded researchers have pioneered a new way to do heart bypass surgery, keeping the heart beating during the procedure.

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.

Chemotherapy can be used to cure cancer, to relieve its symptoms or to reduce the risk of cancer re-occurring, but in high doses it can damage the heart.

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Royal Veterinary College, University of London | Professor Gurtej K Dhoot

Professor Gurtej Dhoot is working out how two enzymes called Sulf1 and Sulf2 are involved in forming new blood vessels to repair damaged heart muscle. The heart pumps blood containing oxygen and nutrients around the body but also needs i...

Latest NHS England figures published today show that the number of people on cardiac waiting lists has risen to a record high of 396,743 at the end of June 2023 in England

A heart palpitation is when you suddenly become aware of your heartbeat pounding or beating more quickly than usual. Learn more with the British Heart.