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Our expert answers whether eating your meal late in the day is bad for your health

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.

BHF Professor John Danesh of the University of Cambridge is the head of a 350 strong team working together to study cardiovascular disease in populations around the world.

Research funded by us has revealed for the first time a mechanism explaining why potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbances are more likely to occur in the morning, when people wake after a night’s sleep.

A cardiac arrest is when your heart suddenly stops pumping blood around your body. Although it's sometimes mistaken for a heart attack, a cardiac arrest is different.

Together we can address high-risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Wales to save lives and reduce NHS pressures.

Former Ireland and Ulster rugby prop forward Simon Best has partnered with us to encourage his fellow farmers to be aware of their heart health

Latest NHS England figures published today show that the number of people on cardiac waiting lists grew to a record 349,090 at the end of September in England.

Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, according to the most comprehensive review of side effects

RESEARCH

Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Adrian Hobbs

After a heart attack, the growth of new blood vessels into the damaged area of the heart is essential to deliver the vital oxygen and nutrients required to repair and restore its function. Despite the important role of blood vessel cells in...