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People with cardiovascular disease may be prescribed aspirin to help prevent blood clots. Watch our animation on how aspirin works, possible side effects and answers to common questions.

Professor Catherine Shanahan (PhD) explains what coronary artery calcification means, how it’s tested, what your score means and what treatment involves.

“Tea could help you live longer”, say recent newspaper reports. We look behind the headlines and give our verdict on the research.

We look behind the headlines of several newspapers reporting that eating chocolate can reduces the risk of dying young.

Top researcher Professor Fu Siong Ng explains how AI could revolutionise heart healthcare – from earlier diagnosis and risk prediction to personalised treatments.

SENIOR-RITA tested whether people aged over 80 should have invasive treatment for NSTEMI heart attack.

High blood pressure affects 1 in 3 people in the UK and increases your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. We’ve been funding research to find out the best ways to treat high blood pressure.

The British Heart Foundation is urging people to look more closely at some popular gut-friendly foods which, while beneficial for the microbiome, may also come with hidden risks for heart health when eaten in excess.

On Tuesday 25th June, we outlined our campaign to banish unnecessary gender bias in the awareness, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.

The number of people being admitted to hospital due to heart failure has risen by a third in the last five years, according to a new analysis by the British Heart Foundation.