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The number of people waiting for NHS treatment could double to 10 million by the end of the year, according to a new report.

Pop group S Club are joining forces with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) this month to shine a spotlight on heart conditions in memory of their much-loved band member Paul.

A new artificial intelligence tool, which has been developed with funding from us, can help to diagnose acute heart failure more accurately than current blood tests alone.

Heart failure patients who are admitted to hospital are at greater risk of dying if they have high blood sugar, according to new research.

You can help heal hearts this Christmas by taking part in a BHF festive fundraisers. In the wake of the coronavirus crisis, the BHF needs the public’s support more than ever to enable it to continue our life saving research and provide vital support to the 7.4 million people in the UK living with heart and circulatory diseases.

We have recognised the work of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh as our Royal Patron by engraving his name on the Heart of Steel.

RESEARCH

University of Leicester | Dr David Adlam

Heart failure affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. It occurs when the heart lacks the power to pump strongly, so oxygen isn’t circulated quickly enough to keep up with the body’s demands. This is a debilitating condition and l...

RESEARCH

University of Bristol | Professor Jules Hancox

Research that reveals more about how the heartbeat is controlled is important to our understanding of how the heart works and could potentially reveal new ways to treat some types of irregular heartbeat (arrhythmias). Our heart is divide...

This table shows the number of patients waiting for heart tests and procedures in England.