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Find out who our 2025 winners were and the stories that made them Heart Heroes.

NCDs (such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, lung disease, and liver disease) are responsible for at least 20,000 deaths every year in Wales - more than half of all deaths. But, as research progresses, the BHF have come to understand that many of these deaths and morbidities can be prevented.

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University of Oxford | Dr Mathilda Mommersteeg

Dr Mathilda Mommersteeg is studying how the nervous system is involved in heart and circulatory disease, and what controls the location of nerves within the heart. Although the heart beats on its own, the heart’s nerve supply helps to a...

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King's College London | Dr Yaniv Hinits

People who survive a heart attack may have heart tissue damage that affects their quality of life. Understanding what proteins allow human heart cells to multiply and regenerate, as they do in fish, could help develop drugs that help our he...

UKGRIS looked at whether using the GRACE risk score helps improve care for people with NSTEMI heart attack or unstable angina

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University College London | Professor Derek Yellon

Professor Derek Yellon and his team at University College London are investigating how the release of proteins, called histones, leads to damage in the heart after a heart attack, and how we could stop it. A heart attack occurs when an art...

Meet the organisations we partnered with for Heart Month 2026. You can also find out how your organisation can take part and raise money for BHF.

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University of Birmingham | Mr. Nigel Drury

During open heart surgery, a fluid called cardioplegia solution is flowed through the heart to temporarily stop it from beating. This allows the surgeon to operate safely without the interference of heart motion. Blood flow to and from the ...

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King's College London | Professor Kinya Otsu

In the healthy heart, muscle cells link together, forming regular structures that pull together to cause the heart to pump. In heart failure, some of these cells die; weakening the heart and making it work harder to get oxygen-rich blood to...

Whether you’re looking to get more exercise or improve your heart health, there’s never been a better time to take up cycling.