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The Government has a critical opportunity in this Comprehensive Spending Review to invest in the prevention and treatment of heart and circulatory diseases.

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University of Cambridge | Dr Wei Li

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but devastating condition, for which effective treatments are urgently needed. In PAH, the blood pressure in the arteries supplying the lungs is very high. This puts a strain on the right side...

Inherited heart conditions information including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments and prevention.

Find out if Greek yogurt is healthier than other yogurts, with BHF Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor.

Fifty years ago, humans set foot on the moon for the first time and history was made. We now know that weightlessness in space affects both the heart and circulatory system.

'Good' HDL cholesterol has puzzled researchers for many years. Despite studies showing raising it reduces heart disease risk, clinical trials where HDL cholesterol was raised have shown little promise. Our researchers, working in an international collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania, have shone new light on the mystery.

The REM-HF study tested whether information recorded by devices implanted in the chest could be used to help improve the care of people with heart failure.

Researchers we've funded have developed a new type of ‘heart plaster’ to revolutionise the way surgeons treat children living with congenital heart disease, so they don’t need as many open-heart operations.

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University of Leicester | Professor Nicholas Brindle

Damage to blood vessels can cause a number of serious conditions including coronary heart disease and stroke. The body normally produces a protein called Ang1 that binds to the cells lining our blood vessels to keep them healthy. In several...