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BHF pays tribute to Professor Michael Oliver - one of the charity's most eminent chair holders between 1978 and 1989

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Lancaster University | Professor David Middleton

Atherosclerosis is a potentially fatal condition in which the arteries supplying the heart become clogged by fatty plaques, causing coronary heart disease. High blood levels of LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol increase the risk of coronary heart dise...

Most people won’t know they have atherosclerosis until they have a heart attack, stroke or angina. We're funding research to beat the heartbreak atherosclerosis causes.

A major review, led by BHF Professor Sir Rory Collins and published in The Lancet, suggests the benefits of statins have been underestimated and their potential harms exaggerated, due to failings in acknowledging the evidence from randomised trials and the limitations of other types of studies.

We comment on a study showing that muscle-related symptoms are less commonly reported when patients and their doctors are unaware that statin therapy is being used, compared to when they are aware.

A diet high in saturated fat is more dangerous for the heart than a diet high in unsaturated fat, even when there has been no weight gain, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2024 in London.

New research suggests that proper adherence to stains and higher doses for those at high risk would prevent thousands of heart attacks and strokes

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