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We are calling for a greater focus, investment, and support into cardiac services in Scotland.

Personalised treatments for strokes and heart disease is closer thanks to ongoing BHF research funding at the University of Reading.

BHF-funded researchers have identified the body’s own immune system as a potential key player in a mysterious heart condition.

Until the late 1990s, getting a definitive heart failure diagnosis was difficult. BHF-funded research helped change that.

Our expert explains what to do if you have deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Our short animation has more about the condition and the BHF researchers looking for a cure.

Senior Cardiac Nurse Julie Ward explains why you may be prescribed a potassium supplement after surgery.

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University of Glasgow | Dr Ninian Lang

Tumours can be prevented from growing new blood vessels by a type of drug called vascular endothelial growth factor-signalling pathway inhibitors (VSPIs). VSPIs have potent anti-cancer effects but they also can cause high blood pressure ...

Two of the British Heart Foundations corporate partnerships have been named most admired' in the C&E Advisory’s 2025 Corporate–Non-Profit Partnerships Barometer report. The Health Charity partnership, between Tesco, Cancer Research UK, and Diabetes UK topped the report for the third year running with BHF and Sky Bet's partnership named runner up.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Morris Brown

One important, unanswered question about treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension) is why many people on therapy still have poorly controlled blood pressure. Professor Morris Brown and colleagues are conducting three important clinica...

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University College London | Professor Brian Davidson

The UK Clinical Research Collaboration, or UKCRC, brings together the NHS, research funders, industry, regulatory bodies, patient groups and universities in the UK to promote high quality clinical research that benefits patients. One of...