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University of Edinburgh | Professor Brian R Walker

Chest pain and heart attacks occur when heart muscle is starved of oxygen as a result of coronary heart disease. The condition develops when arteries to the heart become narrow because of fatty build-up in the artery walls. Many factors inc...

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.

BHF-funded researchers find that overweight patients do better after heart surgery than patients of a normal weight.

Walking and cycling to work is linked to a lower rate of heart attacks in men and women according to a new study co-authored by the Olympic-medal winning triathletes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee and part-funded by us.

What's your heart age? Find out with this calculator from NHS Choices and the British Heart Foundation

The BHF reacts to the Government's new healthy food standard

We want to encourage truly person-centred care for people with heart and circulatory conditions, so we've supported the NHS to adopt 'care and support planning' – a new way of delivering care.

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.

Patients who are living with other illnesses are likely to survive for significantly shorter times after a heart attack, according to new research that we've part-funded.

The BHF contributes to multiple research consortiums with other funding partners. We aim to add value to the national and international research landscape