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Congenital heart disease means a heart condition or defect that develops in the womb, before a baby is born. Find out more about how it's diagnosed and where to find out more about the different types of congenital heart disease.

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University of Leeds | Dr Stephen Wheatcroft

The majority of people with diabetes die from heart and circulatory disorders so continuing to search for new ways to prevent and treat diabetes is central to tackling cardiovascular disease. Dr Stephen Wheatcroft and BHF Professor Mark Kea...

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University of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills

Professor Nicholas Mills has been awarded a prestigious fellowship – the BHF Butler Senior Clinical Research Fellowship – to find new ways to identify people with coronary artery disease and to pinpoint those most at risk of a heart attack....

There have been almost 800 excess deaths in those dying below the age of 65 from heart and circulatory diseases since the Covid-19 pandemic began, a new analysis by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has revealed.

Part three in our series looking at stress and the heart.

BHF study finds cascade testing service for FH is cost effective, lifesaving and could avoid thousands of heart attacks and strokes.

Find out how the BHF is funding scientists to investigate which drugs can be repurposed to treat people with heart and circulatory disease.

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King's College London | Dr Amedeo Chiribiri

When someone goes to hospital with chest pain, one of the causes can be coronary artery disease reducing the flow of blood to the heart. Doctors check this by using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) and Computed Tomography (CT) to take pict...

Read how a heart rhythm problem hasn't stopped Carl Portman's jungle adventures, and watch a video of Carl with his spiders and talking about his ICD.

With increasing ill health and unprecedented pressure on cardiology services, Scotland’s Hearts Need More. More focus, more investment, and more support.