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Truncus arteriosus (TA) is a congenital heart defect that means you're born with one large blood vessel instead of two. It causes blood high in oxygen and blood low in oxygen to mix.

Aimee Fuller's top tips for cycling in the winter for the BHF's MyCycle challenge

Our Chief Executive, Dr Charmaine Griffiths, shares a message to our supporters in regards to the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic.

The Drug Cabinet section of Heart Matters contains guides to all the common types of heart medications, with answers to frequently asked questions.

RESEARCH

University of Aberdeen | Dr Dawn Thompson

The development of ‘fatty plaques’ in the blood vessels involves chronic inflammation. Some research efforts to treat plaques or prevent them growing are focusing on this inflammation. However, treatments that dampen down inflammation run ...

RESEARCH

University of Nottingham | Professor Philip Bath

High blood pressure is common in people who have a stroke because of a blood clot or a bleed – called ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke – and people are more likely to die or become disabled because of it. So far trials to lower blood pressu...

We're here for journalists with questions about heart and circulatory conditions and their risk factors, or the BHF generally, across the UK.

We have seen a boom in younger volunteers since the pandemic ended – as new research suggests Generation Z (people aged 16-24) are more likely to want to help out than any other age group.

The Reimagining Help Guide aims to diversify sources of help outside of hospital, with the aim of enabling people with long term health conditions to take control and ensure they live well.