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A BHF-funded chemical engineer is perfecting a material to tackle heart valve disease. He tells Sarah Brealey how it could change patients' lives.

Saskia Blake, from London, grew up knowing she had mitral valve prolapse, but never thought it would lead to her needing surgery, until this became her reality at the age of 31.

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King's College London | Dr Alkystis Phinikaridou

Dr Alkystis Phinikaridou and her team at King’s College London are working out whether a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique they have developed could help doctors treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT). A DVT is a blood clot that d...

Our medical expert explains what a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is and why this doesn't cause any symptoms or problems to the heart.

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has partnered with ITN Business to produce a programme that will shine a spotlight on our hearts this World Heart Day.

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University of Glasgow | Professor John McMurray

Heart attacks can cause permanent damage to the heart muscle. If severe, over time the heart will be weakened and unable to efficiently pump blood around the body. This is called heart failure, which is debilitating and has poor life expect...

Today’s Budget paints a disappointing picture for both patients and charity-funded medical research.

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University of Oxford | Professor Ming Lei

Tiny pores, or ion channels on the surface of heart muscle cells open and close to let electrically charged sodium, calcium and potassium ions flow into and out of heart cells and generate the electrical signal that spreads from the top of ...

Stark inequalities in awareness, diagnosis and treatment of heart attacks are leading to women needlessly dying every day in the UK, according to our new briefing.