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This week the British Cardiovascular Society conference gave us three days of cutting-edge developments in heart and circulatory research. Many of the UK’s brightest cardiovascular minds came to Manchester to share what they have been doing for the past 12 months. Here are seven things that we learned.

BHF-funded scientists have created a new test which can diagnose a previously hidden heart condition

British Heart Foundation pays tribute to Sir Terence English, the surgeon who performed the first successful heart transplant in the UK, who has died aged 93

The number of people waiting for routine cardiac care fell in April 2025, according to the latest figures from NHS England.

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University of Oxford | Professor Paul Leeson

Professor Paul Leeson at the University of Oxford has been awarded a Senior Clinical Research Fellowship to investigate how early life influences, like being born prematurely, could affect heart health later on in life. Professor Leeson...

Technology could help doctors diagnose heart attacks more accurately in Emergency Departments.

Survival after a diagnosis of heart failure in the United Kingdom has shown only modest improvement in the 21st century and lags behind other serious conditions, such as cancer, finds a large study published by The BMJ today.

RESEARCH

St George's, University of London | Dr Daniel Meijles

Research suggests that a class of cancer medicines called Raf inhibitors can affect cell-protective mechanisms in the heart. This project will determine whether these drugs could have a detrimental effect in people with heart and circulator...

Young mum saved by husband urges others to learn vital skill with BHF this Heart Month

Social and economic factors can significantly affect your risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases and diabetes. We’ve been funding research to better understand why.