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We have partnered with big names this February to help save more lives across the UK

As National Heart Month begins, we are calling for a new focus on heart disease in Scotland, underpinned by the required investment.

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University of Bristol | Professor Neil Marrion

Professor Neil Marrion and colleagues at the University of Bristol are investigating ‘SK’ channels in the upper chamber of the heart, to see if they hold the key to treating abnormal heart rhythms. For the heart muscle to beat in synchron...

Senior BHF Dietitian Dell Stanford explains what is CoQ10 (Co-enzyme Q10), covering the evidence on supplements for people with heart failure or taking statins.

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Newcastle University | Professor Ioakim Spyridopoulos

Professor Ioakim Spyridopoulos and his team at the University of Newcastle are studying how heart tissue becomes damaged after stents are fitted. When a coronary artery that supplies the heart becomes blocked, doctors open the blocked ar...

Researchers we fund have shown that heart ‘patches’ grown in the lab are safe to move on to trials in people with hearts damaged after a heart attack, in research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Conference in Manchester today.

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University of Oxford | Dr Mathilda Mommersteeg

During a heart attack, blood vessels supplying the heart muscle become blocked, starving the heart of oxygen. The affected heart muscle tissue dies, and the damaged tissue is replaced by scar tissue that doesn’t function like healthy heart ...

Latest NHS England figures reveal average ambulance response time for category 2 calls (which includes suspected heart attacks and strokes) have risen to 51 minutes in England. The target is 18 minutes.

PureGym, the UK’s favourite gym chain, has raised an astonishing £1 million for our lifesaving research into heart and circulatory diseases.