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A drug already used to treat high blood pressure could be re-purposed as the first treatment to tackle a type of vascular dementia caused by damaged and ‘leaky’ small blood vessels in the brain, according to research we've part-funded and published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

The number of people waiting for NHS treatment could double to 10 million by the end of the year, according to a new report.

Discover why autoimmune conditions like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis increase heart attack and stroke risk. Learn how you can protect your heart.

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University of Leicester | Professor Anthony Gershlick

Total blockage of a coronary artery, or chronic total occlusion (CTO), causes painful angina. Around 30 per cent of people with CTO cannot be adequately treated by current therapy. Professor Anthony Gershlick from the University of Leiceste...

We were honoured to be one of the chosen beneficiaries of the fifth annual Arora Ball alongside Diabetes UK and Thames Hospice.

2021 edition of our statistics compendium (formerly Coronary Heart Disease Statistics).

We know that being under stress, whether work-related, financial, or emotional can lead to ill health. But what does it mean to be stressed? And what does it mean for our health? In part one of this BHF series about stress and the heart we look at psychological stress - the ancient defence still trying to protect us to this day.

Find out how experiences like heart attacks and cardiac arrests can cause PTSD and how PTSD symptoms are treated, with helpful tips from a specialist psychologist.

The team behind the CvLPRIT trial wanted to find out if all narrowed vessels should be reopened during angioplasty to treat a heart attack.

Ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review, we are calling for the Government to commit to significant investment in the NHS, research, and public health.