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University of Dundee | Dr Graham Rena

Inflammation is an important way of our bodies protecting us from infection and ill health. But, when inflammation is sustained and badly controlled, it can damage the cells in our heart and blood vessels and be responsible for the developm...

Fitness trackers have become a key part of how we look after our health, but should you use them?

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has funded new research at the University of Leeds which will monitor the heartbeats of more than 100 athletes over two years to measure how endurance exercise impacts their heart.

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University of Manchester | Dr Christian Pinali

The pumping action of the heart is performed by the beating of muscle cells called cardiac myocytes. These are embedded in a type of ‘biological scaffold’ known as the extracellular matrix (ECM), which organises the myocytes to allow effici...

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University of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford

Some heart patients suffer from a condition called torsade de pointes – a dangerous change in heart rhythm. New treatments are urgently needed to combat this potentially life-threatening condition. Researchers have identified that the level...

We're funding a study to repair a broken link to nerve cells that exacerbates damage caused by cardiovascular disease.

Half of people with chest pain investigated with standard scans and given heart all-clear may be missing out on the correct diagnosis

Research in men has suggested that there could be a link between anxiety and a higher risk of heart disease. We look behind the headlines

Set up your British Heart Foundation JustGiving page for individuals or teams with our guide and tips for success.

Research we part funded has found that children born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy were at increased risk of having congenital heart disease. The study bought together data from more than 230,000 families from seven European birth cohorts.