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University of Cambridge | Dr Gavin Jarvis

Some medicines do more than one thing at a time. For example, aspirin is great if you have a headache and is also used to help prevent a heart attack in people at high risk. It does this by blocking the action of platelets. Platelets are sm...

Here we cover the updated British Heart Foundation stipend rates with effect from 1 October 2014. These notes are to assist Finance Officers and applicants prior to submitting grant applications.

Find out why knowing your target heart rate is important when exercising, and how to calculate it.

We produce expert, up-to-date information for people affected by heart and circulatory diseases. Find out how we create our heart health information.

Our innovative project means that many patients can be treated for excessive fluid retention, a common symptom of heart failure, in their own homes.

Thanks to the fantastic generosity of our supporters we’ve invested over £4m in life saving research at Queens University, Belfast. Read about some of our projects.

PureGym, the UK’s favourite gym chain, has raised an astonishing £1 million for our lifesaving research into heart and circulatory diseases.

The BHF has responded to the Government's Autumn Statement.

Celebrities from the world of showbiz, TV and sport gathered at Glazier’s Hall, London Bridge to celebrate inspirational BHF supporters at the charity's fifth annual Heart Hero Awards.

Today, the Queen’s Speech set out the Government’s agenda for the next 12 months. The Government has still not provided much-needed detail on how it will deliver transformative care for heart patients.