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The hearts of people born prematurely are less able to cope with the pressures of exercise in adulthood, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and part-funded by us.

Older male athletes could be at higher risk of heart and circulatory diseases than female competitors of a similar age, according to new research we've funded and presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.

The Budget must prioritise the nation’s heart health to save lives over the next decade, we remind the Government today. The financial statement is due to be delivered on March 11.

Our Medical Director writes about the recent findings around statins and increased risk of type 2 diabetes. He explains the flaws in the research and why it is crucial people continue to take their statin.

An international team of BHF-funded researchers may have discovered why a small number of people experience muscle pain after taking statins.

This year's European Society of Cardiology Congress was held in person for the first time since 2019. As usual, the conference was bursting with breakthroughs in heart and circulatory diseases research. Here are seven things we learnt.

RESEARCH

Manchester Metropolitan University | Dr Stephen White

Around a third of heart attacks are caused when fatty plaques in the walls of arteries become unstable and rupture. This tends to happen when the cells that line the blood vessels – endothelial cells – detach, causing the formation of blood...

RESEARCH

Imperial College London | Professor Peter Weinberg

Atherosclerosis develops when fatty deposits build up in the walls of arteries narrowing them and thus reducing the amount of blood reaching organs. If a fatty plaque ruptures it can block the artery and cause a heart attack or stroke. We k...

Being diagnosed, or living with a heart or circulatory condition can be overwhelming, but we're here to help.

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