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Most of us could benefit from spending less time sitting down, and that applies even if you're keeping active. We explain.

A review of research suggests a link between watching a lot of TV and risk of blood clots. Our experts look behind the headlines.

As temperatures soar across parts of the UK, we have warned of the potential dangers posed by the hot weather for people with heart conditions.

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Withington Heart Support Group

PureGym, the UK’s favourite gym chain, has raised an astonishing £1 million for our lifesaving research into heart and circulatory diseases.

Find the contact details for your local BHF Support Group. Providing support and friendship to anyone who has been affected by heart and circulatory diseases

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University of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford

When you exercise or are frightened your heart pumps much harder due to the release of certain chemicals in the body. In heart diseases such as heart failure the muscle cells in the heart which are responsible for the pumping of blood fail ...

With temperatures set to soar across parts of the UK from today, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has warned of the potential dangers posed by the hot weather for people with heart conditions.

Learn what happens during an electrocardiogram (ECG) test, how long it will take, what an ECG can show, the different types of ECG, and check out our films about heart tests.