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In aid of Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day, Hannah tells us her story of how her congenital condition has become her greatest strength.

Scientists have discovered that a compound found in green tea, currently being studied for its ability to reduce amyloid plaques in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease, also breaks up and dissolves potentially dangerous protein plaques found in the blood vessels.

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University of Bristol | Professor Gianni D Angelini

BHF Professor Gianni Angelini is looking for ways to prolong the life of biological prosthetic heart valves used to replace faulty valves in people with heart valve disease. Many people with heart valve disease need little or no treatme...

2020 edition of our statistics compendium (formerly Coronary Heart Disease Statistics).

2024 edition of the BHF statistics compendium (formerly Coronary Heart Disease Statistics).

Our medical expert explains what the high-sensitivity troponin test is and how it could help diagnose women who've had a heart attack.

We’ve been funding research to find signals in the blood that could help doctors identify people at risk of heart and circulatory diseases and find new treatments.

There is a link between loneliness and heart disease, according to a new study published in the Journal Heart. We look at the study and how people can combat loneliness.

Find out who our 2025 winners were and the stories that made them Heart Heroes.

A new BHF Scotland report highlights the urgent need to raise awareness of heart disease in women. Every year, ischaemic heart disease, including heart attacks and angina, kills around 2,600 women in Scotland – that’s seven women every day. But too many women are not aware that they are at risk.