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We’ve welcomed an announcement from Government that gives approved research studies, including UK Biobank and Our Future Health, access to anonymised GP data for people who have consented to take part.

Statins are effective and safe according to government agency review.

A cardiologist has questioned the impact saturated fats have on heart risk.

A group of cross-party MSPs have called for urgent action to tackle the damage to people’s health caused by smoking, junk food and alcohol.

Campaigners met at Downing Street yesterday to urge the Government to address the “worst heart care crisis in living memory”.

Ollie Proudlock announced as a new Ambassador for the British Heart Foundation.

Yesterday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the Autumn Budget against a backdrop of economic uncertainty and growing pressure on public services.

We've awarded £34m in grants to support world-class heart and circulatory research at the UK's top universities. The awards empower universities to attract and nurture the very best talent and enable the agility needed to exploit new ideas and technologies.

Learn about the flu and how it affects you if you live with a heart condition, including whether the flu will impact on your medication, how long it lasts, getting vaccinated and tips to help with the symptoms.

RESEARCH

University of Sheffield | Professor Paul Evans

Atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty deposits in blood vessels, begins at the branches and bends of arteries. This plaque disturbs blood flow, causing a phenomenon called low ‘wall shear stress’ (WSS). In turn, this leads to abnormal grow...