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Improved care for people with heart and circulatory disease suffering from Covid-19 could soon be available after we and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) announced support for six flagship research programmes.

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University of Oxford | Professor Barbara Casadei

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common irregular heart rhythm. It is linked to increased risk of stroke and heart attacks. Short episodes of AF are relatively common, particularly in the elderly, and tend to go unnoticed. But it’s poss...

Find out why Monday is the most common day of the week to be admitted to hospital with a life-threatening heart attack.

We will work with supporters, volunteers and partners to inspire the support and income we need to power lifesaving progress into heart and circulatory disease.

The BHF and leading cardiovascular research funders have joined forces to advance research into the world’s biggest killers, including heart attack and stroke.

Researchers that we fund at the University of Oxford have developed a new technology that can flag patients at risk of deadly heart attacks years before they occur.

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University of Oxford | Professor Jurgen E Schneider

Understanding the in-depth structure of the heart is crucial to help researchers know how the heart works and develop new computer models of the heart. The way heart cells are orientated and arranged in layers within the heart muscle (the h...

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A new blood test for better diagnosis of heart failure at a far earlier stage will be proposed in research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference in Manchester today.

The construction of a world-leading heart and lung research centre in Cambridge – which we part funded – is one step closer after the building reached its highest point of construction this week.