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Diets high in calories, fat and sugar in childhood can cause damage to blood vessel function, known to heighten the risk of early heart attacks and strokes, as early as adolescence according to research funded by us.

A diet high in saturated fat is more dangerous for the heart than a diet high in unsaturated fat, even when there has been no weight gain, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2024 in London.

We’ve been funding research to show how policy changes to make healthy choices easier could improve all our health, and campaigning for them to happen.

The BHF has partnered with Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals to refine the use of a common blood test to detect heart failure in more patients as early as possible.

Women have a 50% higher chance than men of receiving the wrong initial diagnosis following a heart attack, according to a new study we part-funded at the University of Leeds.

Having low blood pressure doesn’t necessarily mean there is a problem, but it could be the result of another illness or condition.

If you have a family history of a heart or circulatory disease you’re at higher risk of developing conditions like coronary heart disease and having a heart attack or stroke.

Read our information on contraception, blood clot risk, getting pregnant with a heart condition, genetic testing, pre-eclampsia risk and support.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Morris Brown

One important, unanswered question about treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension) is why many people on therapy still have poorly controlled blood pressure. Professor Morris Brown and colleagues are conducting three important clinica...