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We all make New Year's resolutions. "This year, I will read more books. I will go on more adventures. I will be kinder to myself and others. This year, I will be healthier." It's often easier said than done but maintaining a healthy weight can help you have a healthy heart.

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University of Leeds | Dr Richard Cubbon

People with diabetes are at increased risk of heart attacks and strokes because of damaged blood vessels. This is in part because diabetes interferes with the body's repair of blood vessels, which may be because of the reduced action of a p...

Access publications, reports and further information about the House of Care, care and support planning and the BHF programme.

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Kingston University London | Professor Tom Quinn

When someone has a suspected heart attack, the ambulance service can test the electrical activity of a person’s the heart to determine the best treatment for them. In a previous project, Professor Tom Quinn and colleagues showed that peo...

Angina is a pain symptom felt in your chest, usually caused by coronary heart disease. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatments for Angina.

Stress can make you turn to unhealthy habits which increase your risk of heart and circulatory disease. Learn what stress is, whether it can cause high blood pressure or a heart attack and how to manage it.

We look behind the headlines of several newspapers reporting that eating chocolate can reduces the risk of dying young.

Nearly 20,000 people in Scotland will be included in a clinical trial to determine the best clot busting drug treatment for people after they have suffered a heart attack.

BHF research has shaped what we know about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart condition which has rocked Thanieth’s life.

Researchers part-funded by the British Heart Foundation have found a potential new way to treat heart attacks