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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Ken Suzuki

In heart failure, the heart cannot pump blood around the body as well as it should and people become extremely tired and short of breath. In severe cases of heart failure, the only treatment option is a heart transplant. Heart failure usual...

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University of Glasgow | Dr Jonathan Taylor

As well as its early heart development being similar to mammals, the zebrafish embryo is transparent, which makes it ideal to study how the heart first starts to grow and beat. But the tiny zebrafish heart beats 150 times per minute, which ...

The UK Government’s inaugural Men’s Health Strategy for England was announced yesterday, on International Men’s Day 2025. The landmark strategy aims to help tackle health challenges faced by men and boys – including cardiovascular disease.

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University of Cambridge | Professor Ziad Mallat

The immune system, with the help of lots of different types of immune cells, plays a critical role in the health of our heart and circulatory system. Some of these immune cells appear to contribute to atherosclerosis – the build-up of fatty...

Here we answer some of the most commonly asked questions asked by Heart Support groups

Heart failure means your heart is not working properly, which can cause fluid to build up in your body resulting in sudden weight gain, says BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse Regina Giblin.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Philip Eaton

BHF-funded researchers at Queen Mary University of London are investigating how to protect stressed hearts against heart failure. In some situations, the heart can become stressed, for example during and after a heart attack or in people...

Research that we are funding at the University of Manchester will investigate how regulating heart cells’ recycling system could slow the progression of heart failure.

Our expert answers a question from a heart failure patient about the benefits of taking iron supplements.

Urgent funding is needed to increase heart failure nurse numbers, education and expertise across NHS Scotland, finds a new review of services.