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Informing and supporting the public about Covid-19
During the pandemic, we provided the latest coronavirus updates from our experts, including what Covid-19 means for you if you have a heart or circulatory condition.
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18 tips for healthy meals in a hurry
Looking for comfort food, but no time to cook? We present top tips for healthy meals in a hurry. Find out more.
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RESEARCH
On the quest for treatments for dangerous aortic aneurysms in Marfan syndromeUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Sanjay Sinha
Marfan syndrome is an inherited condition that causes problems with the body’s connective tissue. It is caused by faults in a particular gene, and is therefore passed down through families. The most severe consequence of Marfan syndrome is ...
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RESEARCH
How does our childhood affect our hearts in old age?University College London | Dr Gaby Captur
Researchers are adding vital new data to a long-running study revealing how individual circumstances impact our lifelong heart health. In 1946, over 5,000 parents enrolled their new babies in the MRC National Survey of Health and Develop...
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Could a chip the size of a pen tip help hearts beat better?
Researchers believe a chip that reads the body’s own breathing signals to control one’s heart beat could be much more effective, thanks to funding from us.
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Scottish Half Marathon
Date
Sunday 16 August 2026
Location
Edinburgh
The route starts just outside Edinburgh. You’ll run out and back along the magnificent Golf Coast before finishing at Musselburgh Racecourse.
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Trial resumes to prevent dementia after a stroke
Research funded by us is investigating if cheap, existing drugs currently used to treat other heart and circulatory diseases could help patients who have a lacunar stroke
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Enormous crocodile
Our blog from BCS 2017: Cardiology at the extremes looks at nature's most complex heart.
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RESEARCH
What are the missed opportunities for statin treatment in the UK?London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Dr Emily Herrett
Statins are proven to reduce the risk of heart and circulatory disease. They are commonly prescribed in the UK but there is strong evidence to suggest that not all people eligible for statins receive them. This means that there may be heart...
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BHF annual report shows significant rise in funding for lifesaving research
Today we published our Annual Report and Accounts for 2022/23, which tells the story of how the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has powered progress in saving and improving lives from heart and circulatory diseases.