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The number of people waiting for routine cardiac care fell in April 2025, according to the latest figures from NHS England.

BHF is calling on the UK Government to address the growing heart care crisis. Sign up to our petition now.

A heart murmur is an unexpected or unusual sound in your heart. It is usually harmless, but sometimes relates to a problem with your heart.

A five-year study at the University of Leeds, involving our researchers, has found a daily dose of vitamin D improves heart function in people with chronic heart failure. Further studies are now needed before the supplement is given widely to patients.

Average ambulance response times for category 2 calls - which includes suspected heart attacks and strokes were 46 minutes in December in England, up from 39 minutes in November, latest NHS figures show.

There were 39 per cent fewer heart operations and other heart procedures performed in January in England compared to January last year, according to our analysis of NHS data published today.

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University of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora

Professor Kim Dora at the University of Oxford aims to better understand how small arteries in the heart respond to stress and how this response changes in coronary heart disease. Small arteries in the heart dilate and contract to keep up w...

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St George's, University of London | Professor Elijah Behr

Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS) refers to a sudden and unexpected death where no cause can be identified at post-mortem. It is often caused by one of several rare heart conditions that may run in families. One important cause of S...

Scientists in Cambridge are to investigate how the treatment of heart attacks could be improved by blocking heart damaging molecules called free radicals.

BHF research breakthroughs from Europe’s biggest heart conference.