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Most of us could benefit from spending less time sitting down, and that applies even if you're keeping active. We explain.

We support researchers who work towards personalising medicine to help families whose genes leave them at the greatest risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases.

Our research helped to prove that lowering blood cholesterol using statins prevent the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Our short animation explains all about angina - learn what causes it, the differences between types of angina, and the best ways to manage your angina.

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University College London | Dr Daniel Stuckey

BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Daniel Stuckey is developing new tools to give stem cells the best chance of repairing damaged heart tissue. After a heart attack, heart muscle tissue becomes damaged and has a limited a...

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University of Oxford | Professor Jurgen E Schneider

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is a technique used to investigate the structure and function of the heart. MR spectroscopy is a specialised technique which measures the chemical reactions and processes that provide the energy for heart fun...

Patients with atrial fibrillation who have experienced a stroke would benefit greatly from earlier treatment, according to a new study from University College London (UCL)

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University of Dundee | Professor Timothy Hales

Dr William Fuller and his colleagues at the University of Dundee are studying calcium channels, which are tiny pores on the surface of heart muscle cells. They are essential for the heart to contract in response to electrical stimulation du...

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Atrial fibrillation through the eyes of Professor Barbara Casadei and Mike Munson