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A cardiac arrest survivor whose life was saved by a stranger in the gym is encouraging everyone to learn CPR this World Heart Day (Thursday 29 September).  

Get to know our BHF funded researchers, from PhD students to intermediate and senior basic science and clinical research fellows.

Recent headlines have claimed that tiny pieces of plastic in blood vessels may increase the chance of having a heart attack or stroke. But is it true?

Before the mid-1970s, there was no treatment for heart attacks apart from rest and pain relief. BHF-funded research helped change that.

Our programme demonstrated how specialist nurses can enhance outcomes and reduce hospital admissions for heart failure.

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University of Bristol | Professor Raimondo Ascione

Open-heart surgery typically requires stopping the heart for one to two hours while blood is instead pumped around the body using a heart-lung machine. Despite many advances, stopping the heart can still lead to heart damage which can cause...

Our expert explains what gluten is, what to do when you have an intolerance to it, and how to keep a gluten-free diet heart-healthy.

Justine Pearsall gained a new perspective on life after discovering she had a heart condition. She talks about the challenges.

Researchers have developed a new blood test to diagnose heart attacks, thanks to BHF-funding. The study found that the new test is more sensitive and quicker in detecting heart damage than the current troponin test.

For the first time researchers that we part-fund have used Artificial Intelligence to predict outcomes for heart patients using MRI scans, enabling doctors to find the best treatments for individual patients.