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A drug that eliminates ‘zombie cells’ improves heart function after a heart attack according to new research funded by us, which could pave the way for a new heart attack treatment.

The BHF is working in partnership with Amazon and more than 100 independent delivery companies across the UK, to offer the free training to thousands of drivers.

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University of Aberdeen | Professor Stefan Hoppler

Professors Stefan Hoppler and Kevin Docherty are looking at how the heart and circulatory system develop in embryos. Understanding how this tissue develops in the early stages will help scientists to recreate heart cell development in the l...

Despite 35,000 women in the UK being admitted to hospital each year with a heart attack, women are more likely than men to be misdiagnosed. Heart Matters finds out more

ITN Business and British Heart Foundation explore ‘The Hidden Heart’ this World Heart Day

An exercise ECG, heart or exercise stress test, is a test that looks at how your heart works when you’re exercising. It's often used to diagnose coronary heart disease.

An echocardiogram provides ultrasound images of your heart. Dr Rajan Sharma explains this common test to our Senior Cardiac Nurse Emily Reeve.

Rangers footballer Connor Goldson marks the partnership between Rangers Charity Foundation and the British Heart Foundation by talking about his own heart condition, and he urges the public to support the medical research charity this Christmas by learning learn vital CPR skills.

Find out more about women's heart attack signs and symptoms and if there are different symptoms for men and women.

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University of Cambridge | Professor Hugh Markus

Disease of the small blood vessels in the brain is an important cause of stroke and is the most common cause of cognitive impairment and dementia. High blood pressure is the major factor causing small vessel disease of the brain. We know t...