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Prof. Rory Collins' epidemiological studies unit aims to assess the causes and treatment of heart and circulatory disease reliably.

Scientists have lessened symptoms of heart failure by reinstating the body’s natural heart rhythm using brain circuits made in silicon, thanks to research part-funded by us.

Bias and Biology Northern Ireland is a dedicated report on the heart attack gender gap faced by women in the awareness, diagnosis and treatment of heart attacks.

Researchers at the University of Leicester have been awarded a project grant from the nation’s biggest heart charity to compare the accuracy of two different diagnostic tests that are normally used to help detect causes of heart failure.

Researchers at the University of Oxford, part funded by the British Heart Foundation, have identified a new way to regenerate the heart after a heart attack bringing the UK’s half a million heart failure sufferers hope for a cure.

Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has a special bond with one of the world's top cardiac surgeons

Our research has helped find ways to predict which people are at higher risk of heart attacks, and could lead to new treatments.

Our expert looks at how heart valves work, as well as the pros and cons of different types of replacement heart valves. Plus, watch our mitral and aortic valve animations.

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University of Edinburgh | Professor David Newby

Supervised by BHF Professor David Newby, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is working out if a drug used to treat osteoporosis can also treat aortic stenosis. Blood leaves the heart through a large artery called the aorta and flows ...

Scarred heart and clotting blood are winning scientific images in national competition