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Our expert explains the truth behind claims that plant-based diets, such as vegan and low-fat vegetarian, can 'reverse' heart disease.

This award honours the contributions of individuals, groups, or organisations who have made a lasting, meaningful difference to those affected by cardiovascular disease.

We're marking International Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day by backing Societi Foundation’s campaign to raise awareness on the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children.

High levels of dietary cholesterol, like those found in eggs, are linked to an increased risk of heart and circulatory disease, or even death, according to a new study published in JAMA.

Recent media stories have claimed that statins cause heart disease. We disagree with the research review, which was reported on. The vast majority of evidence, including from studies we funded, shows statins are safe and effective at reducing a person's risk of a heart attack or stroke.

A new study has identified 2085 excess deaths in England and Wales due to heart disease and stroke during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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

RESEARCH

University of Cambridge | Professor Ziad Mallat

Over the past two decades a wealth of research evidence – including from BHF-funded studies - has revealed a great deal about the importance of genetics underlying coronary heart disease. It has shown that changes in many different genes ca...

RESEARCH

University of Aberdeen | Professor Dana Dawson

Dr Dana Dawson and her colleagues at the University of Aberdeen are studying stress-induced cardiomyopathy, also known as Takotsubo or ‘broken heart syndrome’. Broken heart syndrome presents like a heart attack, but heart arteries are f...

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