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Over three days in Manchester, scientists unveiled the very latest in heart and circulatory disease research at this year’s British Cardiovascular Society conference. Some of the brightest minds from the UK and around the world came together to share their latest work. Here are seven things we learned.

The number of people dying before the age of 75 in England from heart and circulatory diseases has risen to the highest level in over a decade, according to our new analysis.

A “shocking” proportion of over-50s with common health problems like high blood pressure are having undetected heart attacks

There are 206 bones in the human body – ranging in size from the tiniest, found in your ear, to the largest, in your thigh. We have just one heart – roughly the size of your fist – in our chest and continuously pumping about eight pints of blood. 206 bones and only one heart. But how are the two connected? Does the quality of your bones affect your heart?

Paul Whittaker had a stressful corporate job, but at 51 he had to have quadruple bypass heart surgery for coronary heart disease, leading him to swap the boardroom for fly-fishing and dog walking.

Vasospastic angina is a type of chest pain that happens when resting. Learn more about the causes, symptoms and treatment for vasospastic angina.

Dr Neil Chapman explains high blood pressure, how it can be prevented and managed, and updates us on how the BHF is tackling it.

From keeping your legs elevated to eating a healthy diet and staying active, find out how to help boost your blood flow if you have poor circulation.

A fear of side effects of statins can put people off taking them, but now BHF research shows that people experience the same side effects when taking a dummy pill.

Find out what wholegrain foods are and why they're essential to your health with BHF Senior Dietitian Tracy Parker.