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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

Heart and circulatory disease will affect us all in some way - but many people don't know the facts. We debunk 7 of the persistent heart and circulatory disease myths.

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

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.

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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...

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University of Cambridge | Dr Thomas Krieg

Dr Thomas Krieg and his team at the University of Cambridge are testing whether a drug that they have developed protects cells from being damaged by high glucose levels in diabetes. People with diabetes often have high blood sugar peaks...

Find out how two people with heart and circulatory conditions have dealt with challenges to their sex life, and get tips from experts.

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University of Dundee | Dr William Fuller

The way in which proteins in the heart work can be altered by simple chemical changes to their composition. Stresses on the heart following a heart attack and occasionally treatment for a heart attack can lead to these chemical changes in p...

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

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