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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Andrew Tinker

People with a type of inherited heart condition called long QT syndrome are at risk of abnormal heart rhythms. These abnormal heart rhythms put people at risk of sudden cardiac death, particularly during or following exercise. Long QT syndr...

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University of Oxford | Professor Paul Leeson

Professor Paul Leeson and colleagues from the University of Oxford will spend three years characterising the potential effects of premature birth on the long-term health of the heart and circulatory function. Nearly 10% of deliveries worldw...

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University College London | Dr Barbara Jefferis

Heart and circulatory disease is one of Britain’s biggest killers, particularly in older people (age older than 70 years). We know that low levels of physical activity and high levels of sedentary behaviour, like long periods of sitting, in...

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University of Aberdeen | Professor Dana Dawson

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy – also known as ‘broken heart syndrome’ and ‘takotsubo syndrome’ –is a rare condition where major emotional stress causes symptoms like a heart attack, without blockage of the coronary heart arteries. People w...

Find out why knowing your target heart rate is important when exercising, and how to calculate it.

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University of Leeds | Professor David Beech

In the UK, too few of us achieve the recommended level of physical activity to protect our heart health. This is a complex problem in today’s society, and addressing it requires a wide range of solutions to encourage people to exercise and ...

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Imperial College London | Dr Declan O'Regan

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is caused by abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries carrying blood to the lungs, which results in damage to the right side of the heart. Symptoms include breathlessness or tiredness, and can lea...

Moving more is a great way to help reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. Take our quick quiz for some inspiration on what physical activities to do.

Olympic legend Roger Black and the BHF urge people to get active as lockdown lifts by taking on My Step Challenge

Older male athletes could be at higher risk of heart and circulatory diseases than female competitors of a similar age, according to new research we've funded and presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.