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Genetic and environmental factors have been found to cause the heart to become stiff, which can lead to heart disease and heart failure, according to research we’ve funded and published in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research.

Study reveals the heart health benefits of taking a statin or apple a day.

While driving from a work event, Danièle started to struggle with her breathing, so she pulled over at the side of the road. “I wondered if there was something constricting my windpipe or something wrong with my lungs,” Danièle says.

Our report examines how the inequalities in cardiovascular health are even more extreme across the ten most and least deprived local authorities in England.

Our Medical Director, Professor Sir Nilesh Samani, tells us why the BHF’s mission has never been more important and how research leaders are tackling Covid-19 and cardiovascular disease.

Learn about the different types of blood tests, how blood tests are taken, whether they hurt and what happens afterwards.

Find out if catching up on sleep on Saturdays and Sundays could really lower your risk of heart disease.

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University of Edinburgh | Professor David Newby

Heart attacks occur when a fatty plaque in a coronary artery ruptures, and a blood clot forms inside the artery. BHF Professor David Newby and his team in Edinburgh are pushing the boundaries of imaging technology so that we can see and und...

Stark inequalities in awareness, diagnosis and treatment of heart attacks are leading to women needlessly dying every day in the UK, according to our new briefing.

Discover 3 key developments in heart failure science that will see better disease detection and treatments in years to come.