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Researchers that we've part-funded have developed technology which can accurately predict the prognosis of people who suffer from pulmonary arterial hypertension.

The BHF has smashed the Guinness World Records title with almost 18,000 heartfelt messages united in world’s longest chain of paper hearts, in show of solidarity for heart patients.

Our new report lifts the lid the problem of portion sizes.

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King's College London | Professor Malcolm Irving

Professor Malcolm Irving at King’s College London is working out what controls the strength and duration of the heartbeat and what goes wrong in heart disease. During the heartbeat, the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood around the bod...

We are appealing to retailers and textiles brands to make sustainable choices and donate surplus stock to help raise funds for life saving research, as WRAP launches Textiles Action Week.

An anti-ageing gene discovered in centenarians has been shown to rewind the heart’s biological age by ten years, according to research we've funded and published in Cardiovascular Research.

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University of Oxford | Professor Shoumo Bhattacharya

Occasionally, a virus or bacterial infection can lead to severe and potentially fatal inflammation of the heart muscle known as autoimmune myocarditis. There is currently no specific treatment for this condition. However, Professor Shoumo B...

Find out what our refund and exchange policy is when you buy from British Heart Foundation shops and home stores.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Dr Laura Green

During heart surgery, about one in five patients are at risk of experiencing a major bleed which requires a blood transfusion. During bleeds, doctors often give these patients a product called fresh-frozen-plasma (FFP), which is made up of ...