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Hospital waiting lists for vital heart care have risen again to record levels, according to latest NHS England figures published today.

BHF-funded researchers in Edinburgh are using state-of-the-art techniques to identify genes that could help the heart to repair itself after a heart attack.

Researchers we fund at Queen’s University, Belfast have been awarded are to investigate if a protein they have identified could be used to diagnose and treat heart failure patients

BHF is calling on the UK Government to address the growing heart care crisis. Sign up to our petition now.

This table shows the number of patients waiting for heart tests and procedures in England.

Scientists we funded at the University of Reading are to investigate whether a targetted antioxidant drug could be used to prevent heart attacks.

The Big Beat Challenge is a global competition that will culminate in a single research award of up to £30 million. The BHF challenged researchers to form international, multi-disciplinary teams and identify and propose transformative solutions to significant problems in heart and circulatory diseases, with a clear route to patient benefit.

We want to beat heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases in Wales. To do this, we need to improve the detection, diagnosis, treatment and care of people who develop a heart or circulatory condition in their lifetime

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1-31 May 2025

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Walk 31 miles in the month of May for BHF. A virtual challenge you can choose to take part in wherever suits you.

Find out if catching up on sleep on Saturdays and Sundays could really lower your risk of heart disease.