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  • Edinburgh scientists study how Covid-19 affects the heart

    Our funded Edinburgh researchers are supporting global efforts to combat Covid-19 and better understand how it affects the heart and circulatory system.

  • EVENT

    Hackney Half Marathon
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    17 May 2026

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    Hackney, London

    One of London's most popular events - the Hackney Half Marathon - takes you through the heart of East London. Join TeamBHF for an unforgettable weekend of sport, movement and entertainment

  • RESEARCH

    Serum chloride as a new marker of cardiovascular risk

    University of Glasgow | Professor Sandosh Padmanabhan

    Too much dietary salt is widely recognised as a risk factor for high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. However, salt’s constituent chloride (Cl) is commonly over-looked. Chloride is an ion found in the body, which makes up around 0...

  • RESEARCH

    How does the drug empagliflozin protect the heart in diabetes?

    University of Leeds | Professor Sven Plein

    BHF Professor Sven Plein and colleagues at the University of Leeds are studying how a drug can protect people with diabetes and heart disease from developing further heart problems. People with diabetes are more likely to have a heart at...

  • EVENT

    AJ Bell Great South Run
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    19 October 2025

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    Southsea, Portsmouth

    Take on the worlds favourite 10 mile running event, the AJ Bell Great South Run. It starts in historic Portsmouth, passing the world famous Historic Dockyard and finishing on the Southsea coast.

  • Heart care waiting list at new record high in England

    Latest NHS England figures published today show that the number of people on cardiac waiting lists has risen to a record high of 392,698 at the end of May 2023 in England.

  • Heart Statistics

    Our heart statistics hub collects the most comprehensive statistics on the effects, prevention, treatment, and costs of heart and circulatory diseases in the UK.

  • AI tool could help prevent thousands of heart attacks

    An AI tool that can predict 10-year risk of having a heart attack could transform treatment for patients who undergo CT scans to investigate chest pain, according to new research we’ve funded.

  • Seven of the major headlines from the world’s biggest heart conference

    The European Society of Cardiology Congress, the worlds biggest heart conference, is over for another year. The past few days have seen thousands of scientists gather in Amsterdam to share the worlds latest leading research into heart and circulatory diseases.

  • RESEARCH

    Switching on blood vessel regeneration after a heart attack

    University of Oxford | Professor Sarah De Val

    The growth of new blood vessels could help to repair the damage caused to the heart by a heart attack. But efforts to promote the growth of new blood vessels in the heart have been limited by a lack of understanding of the normal biological...