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Queen's University Belfast | Dr Chris Watson

In coronary heart disease, the small vessels that deliver blood supply to the heart are narrowed by the build-up of fatty plaques in the artery wall. These can rupture and cause a blood clot that can completely block the artery. The consequ...

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New research has claimed that eating processed meat, unprocessed red meat or poultry increases your risk of heart disease. But how accurate is this?

Did you know that your parents’ health and lifestyle can influence your risk of heart disease? We’ve been funding research to better understand this.

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University of Southampton | Professor Mark Hanson

Professor Mark Hanson and his team at the University of Southampton are studying how a mother’s diet and behaviour affects her child’s risk of heart and circulatory disease in the future. As part of the Southampton Women’s Survey, Profes...

Latest edition of our statistics compendium (formerly Coronary Heart Disease Statistics). Plus additional tables and maps.

A simple cheek swab test, being developed with funding from us, could detect children who have arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, according to research being presented at the European Society of Cardiology’s annual congress in Madrid.

The number of people dying at home from heart disease has risen since the start of the pandemic, according to new data from the Office of National Statistics.

This page describes the Genetic Information Service (GIS) which can provide you with information on inherited heart conditions.

BHF-funded researchers have identified the body’s own immune system as a potential key player in a mysterious heart condition.