Search

A new study has identified 2085 excess deaths in England and Wales due to heart disease and stroke during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

As part of the Hearts Need More campaign, our report calls for a comprehensive Heart Disease Action Plan from government, outlining bold steps for prevention, treatment and innovative cures.

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.

We collect the most comprehensive statistics on the effects, prevention, treatment, costs and causes of heart and circulatory diseases in the UK. Using health intelligence, we're now able to display these statistics visually.

Did you know that your parents’ health and lifestyle can influence your risk of heart disease? We’ve been funding research to better understand this.

New research we part-funded has revealed that having a low birthweight increases the risk of developing heart disease, independently of the intrauterine environment.

People in England with coronary heart disease will be seen, diagnosed and treated up to five times faster following the introduction of 3D heart scans being rolled out on the NHS.

If you’re living with a congenital heart disease, your pregnancy will be considered more of a risk. That’s why you must speak to a healthcare professional about starting a family. Find out what we advise for a safe pregnancy.

A low-cost polypill—combining four cardiovascular drugs in a single pill—cuts the risk of major heart and circulatory disease events by a third over five years.

RESEARCH

University of Leeds | Dr Sreenivasan Ponnambalam

Heart attacks are caused by the development of fatty plaques in coronary arteries which can rupture, causing blood clots that block the blood supply to the heart. While a good diet and regular exercise can reduce our risk of coronary heart ...