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Coronary heart disease patients living with other long-term health conditions.

Find out how Maggie Sewell approaches the challenges of living with a congenital heart condition, having been born with a hole in her heart, and a leaky valve.

Try these 10 seated exercises you can do at home from cardiac rehab expert Hara Markos, including neck stretches, chest openers and leg circles.

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University of Sheffield | Professor Tim Chico

The BHF is helping researchers at the University of Sheffield provide world-leading facilities for heart research by contributing £243,000 towards a new state-of-the-art microscope. The University of Sheffield is known for its work on ze...

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University of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk

Heart failure caused by high blood pressure often results from structural changes in the heart, such as the build-up of scar tissue. This process is called fibrosis and can reduce the capacity of the heart to pump blood efficiently around t...

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Medical Research Council | Unknown National Prevention Research Initiative

Heart and circulatory disease cause thousands of deaths in the UK each year. The British Heart Foundation has awarded £1million over the next 5 years to continue its support for The National Prevention Research Initiative, a collaboration b...

There are 206 bones in the human body – ranging in size from the tiniest, found in your ear, to the largest, in your thigh. We have just one heart – roughly the size of your fist – in our chest and continuously pumping about eight pints of blood. 206 bones and only one heart. But how are the two connected? Does the quality of your bones affect your heart?

Recent media stories have claimed that statins cause heart disease. We disagree with the research review, which was reported on. The vast majority of evidence, including from studies we funded, shows statins are safe and effective at reducing a person's risk of a heart attack or stroke.

BHF Senior Dietitian, Tracy Parker, explains what a DASH diet meal plan involves, such as eating plenty of fibre and cutting down on salt, to help lower high blood pressure.