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A single blood test could be used to predict whether someone is at risk of developing a range of diseases, according to research the British Heart Foundation part-funded.

Discover 3 key developments in heart failure science that will see better disease detection and treatments in years to come.

A new NC3Rs & BHF grant will allow scientists at Manchester Metropolitan University to develop a new way to study the formation of dangerous blood clots.

See the BHF-funded research projects our supporters voted as their favourite in 2024, and the runners up.

We’ve been funding research to understand better how your ethnic background affects your risk of heart and circulatory diseases and diabetes.

Heart bypass is one of two techniques used in the treatment of coronary heart and circulatory disease. The other is angioplasty and stenting. We explain the difference.

Newly published research suggests that people who go to sleep between 10pm and 10:59pm have the lowest risk of developing heart and circulatory disease, compared to people with earlier and later bedtimes.

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University College London | Professor Dr Aroon D Hingorani

A BHF-funded consortium bringing together top researchers from University College London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of Edinburgh, and the University of Bristol is analysing blood samples for a huge range of ...

Nearly 100,000 more people with cardiovascular disease than expected have died since the start of the pandemic in England, according to our analysis published today.

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University of Dundee | Professor Miles D Witham

Kidney disease causes a layer of calcium to settle in the wall of blood vessels, making them stiff, which increases blood pressure and the strain on the heart. People with kidney disease have a high risk of heart attack and stroke. Current ...