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It’s normal to feel anxious in the lead up to heart surgery. A clinical psychologist offers tips on how to manage difficult feelings.

Read our practical tips to help you overcome needle phobia - from how to prepare for your appointment, to techniques you can use while you’re there.

A coronary artery bypass graft, also known as heart bypass surgery, is a procedure that treats coronary heart disease. Learn more about why you might need one, what happens during bypass surgery, the benefits and risks of the operation, your recovery, what you do when you go home, and more.

A diet high in saturated fat is more dangerous for the heart than a diet high in unsaturated fat, even when there has been no weight gain, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2024 in London.

You can tell if you have a regular or irregular heart rate by checking your pulse. This page will show you how to find and check your pulse.

Celebrity couple donate treasured items to the British Heart Foundation and encourage the public to bid on the charity’s eBay auction, to raise funds for vital life saving research.

From AI technology that can predict heart attacks to a potential new drug for incurable vascular dementia, the BHF has had a great year of scientific discoveries, each bringing us one step closer to making heart and circulatory disease a thing of the past.

Terms and conditions for participants of general events for BHF.

Use seasonal fruit and veg, and not underestimating the shopping list are some of our dietitian's tips for shopping and cooking healthy for less. Get more.

Mum-of-two Joanne talks about what the progress of our Mending Broken Heart's Appeal means to her