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  • Our London to Brighton Bike Ride is back

    The British Heart Foundation's much-loved London to Brighton Bike Ride will be returning on Sunday 19th June 2022, after being cancelled for the last two years due to the pandemic.  We are expecting record interest in the event after the three-year break and have launched a ballot system to give everyone a fair chance of making it to the start line. We are encouraging cyclists of all abilities to enter the ballot now.

  • Pacemaker study to help heart patients avoid hospital

    New research that we're funding at The University of Manchester has the potential to help patients stay out of hospital. By monitoring data collected by pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), researchers hope to use patients' activity levels to predict when they might be becoming ill, and intervene before a hospital stay becomes necessary.

  • New Sheffield research could help to develop preventative treatments for heart disease

    Researchers at the University of Sheffield are studying if ‘turning off’ a protein helps to prevent heart attacks & strokes with funding from the British Heart Foundation

  • Training through Ramadan

    We’ve teamed up with Full Potential to offer you a guide to the practical challenges of training through Ramadan and give you some top tips to succeed.

  • Hot weather and your heart

    Find out how about hot weather can affect you, especially during the coronavirus outbreak, and what you should do to stay cool.

  • Living with congenital heart disease as an adult

    Hear a personal experience of growing up with a heart condition and transitioning to adult services.

  • Serum triglycerides: what level is too high?

    Find out what serum triglycerides are, what level is too high and how to reduce triglycerides, with tips from BHF Senior Dietitian Dell Stanford.

  • A day in the life: can a UTI lead to a heart attack or stroke?

    Meet the BHF-funded researcher looking into what might be a surprising trigger for heart attacks and strokes.

  • RESEARCH

    How do endothelial cells respond to forces from blood flow at the molecular level?

    University of Oxford | Dr Ellie Tzima

    Endothelial cells line the inside surface of blood vessels. They are constantly exposed to shear stress – the friction generated by blood flowing across the surface of the cells. Endothelial cells respond to changes in shear stress and t...

  • RESEARCH

    Where to position a pacemaker lead in the heart

    University of Manchester | Dr Matthias Schmitt

    Dr Matthias Schmitt, University of Manchester, is determining the best position for a pacemaker lead in the heart. When a pacemaker is implanted, the lead can be placed at the lowermost tip of the heart, or between the ventricle chambers of...