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Every five minutes, someone in the UK has a heart attack. We explain all you need to know about a heart attack including the causes, symptoms and effects.

The heart care waiting list rose yet again in January 2025, latest figures from NHS England show.

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University of Oxford | Professor Ming Lei

Dr Ming Lei and his colleagues at the University of Oxford are working out whether an enzyme called Pak1 could be controlled to treat abnormal heart rhythms, also known as arrhythmias. When arrhythmias affect the ventricles, the lower pum...

2010 Coronary Heart Disease Statistics

Scientists in Cambridge are to investigate how the treatment of heart attacks could be improved by blocking heart damaging molecules called free radicals.

Inspired by six decades of breakthroughs, our researchers from across the UK have taken on physical challenges to raise vital funds for BHF research.

England cricketer James Taylor announces his retirement after being diagnosed with a type of inherited heart condition called arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). The BHF is funding life saving research to improve diagnosis and treatment for conditions like ARVC.

Women may be missing a diagnosis of a potentially deadly heart condition due to guidelines that don't account for natural differences in sex and body size, according to research funded by us.

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University of Leicester | Dr Cordula Stover

People who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop a range of health problems, including a build-up of fat in the liver – called fatty liver disease – which can lead on to serious liver damage. Fatty liver disease can contribute ...