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Is butter better? Is eating meat bad for your heart? We know there's a lot of confusion about fat, so explain the truth behind some of the myths.

BHF Physical Activity Specialist offers tips on how you can be active every day, and demonstrates a 10-minute workout you can do in your living room.

Helen Wilberforce considered herself healthy until she had a heart attack. Now she urges others to seek medical help straight away.

The number of people on cardiology waiting lists is at the highest level on record in Scotland, according to our analysis.

Missing the gourmet meal experience? Try some of these delicious heart-healthy restaurant-style recipes.

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University of Sheffield | Professor Paul Evans

Heart attacks and strokes happen when areas of fatty build-up within our arteries, known as plaques, rupture. As blood flows through our circulatory system, it creates friction on the wall of the blood vessels which can be sensed by the cel...

Derived from the purple foxglove plant, Digoxin was first used to treat heart complaints 200 years ago. An expert tells us about modern uses for the drug.

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University of Cambridge | Professor Dino Giussani

It is becoming increasingly clear that the environment we are exposed to whilst in our mother’s womb also affects our chances of developing heart problems later in life. An inadequate supply of oxygen (hypoxia) in the womb, problems with th...