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If you struggle to breathe, staying active can feel like a challenge. Exercise expert Laura Cartwright explains how to exercise with shortness of breath.

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University College London | Professor Silvia Schievano

Diseases of the heart valves are common and, when serious, require treatment with open-heart surgery. Recently, a non-surgical technique for aortic valve replacement has been developed. Despite its success, only patients considered at high ...

Physical activity statistics and sedentary behaviour in adults and children, UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland. Prepared by Oxford University for the BHF.

Associate Medical Director Dr Mike Knapton tells Senior Cardiac Nurse Emily McGrath why it's important to get your blood pressure checked

The index of Multiple Deprivation compares the relative deprivation based on small areas within each country using several factors including income, education, crime and employment. See our downloadable data below.

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University College London | Professor Christiana Ruhrberg

Damage or disease in our blood vessels can lead to heart attacks, strokes or problems with the limbs or vision. Stem cell research – part of a field known as ‘regenerative medicine’ - offers hope for a new approach to treating these conditi...

We have paid tribute today to our Patron, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, who has sadly died at the age of 99.

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King's College London | Dr Michael G Robson

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis is a condition where antibodies that usually help fight infection instead trigger the attack of the body’s own immune cells and cause inflammation of the blood vessels. This can cause d...

Our Trustee Professor Anna Dominiczak has been appointed the MRC Health Innovation Champion.

BHF research suggests that statins could protect the hearts of babies in the womb from the adverse effects of their mother’s stress.