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Endocarditis is an infection that affects the inner lining of the heart. Read more to find out about symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.

Read our information on contraception, blood clot risk, getting pregnant with a heart condition, genetic testing, pre-eclampsia risk and support.

Pop group S Club visited Clapton Girls’ Academy in Hackney as part of our Heart Month launch to take part in a lifesaving session of CPR training with pupils.

Stay up to date with the latest heart health news. Plus, our experts debunk misleading health claims in the media and online.

Each year we invest around £100 million each year in research into heart and circulatory diseases. We work on policy to ensure the research environment is protected and can thrive.

Researchers have developed a new algorithm that could, in future, enable wearable technology to warn those at risk of dangerous heart rhythm changes. The research, which was presented at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference, found that the algorithm could use ECGs to accurately identify people at highest risk of being hospitalised or dying due to arrhythmias.

Researchers that we part-fund have found that being overweight or obese increases a person’s risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) by up to 28% compared to those with a healthy body weight, even if they have healthy blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels.