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Before the mid-1970s, there was no treatment for heart attacks apart from rest and pain relief. BHF-funded research helped change that.

Confidence is often shaken following a heart event. We get tips on recovery from those who've been there and two leading psychologists. Read more.

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Waiting lists for heart procedures and heart operations are 25 per cent longer than before the pandemic began, latest NHS England figures show.

Reducing the nation’s blood pressure and cholesterol levels helped prevent over 20,000 people from dying prematurely from coronary heart disease according to a new study.

A landmark review published today by Public Health England (PHE) has concluded that e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful to health than tobacco

The British Heart Foundation is paying tribute to former BHF Professor Sir George Radda, who sadly died on 13 September 2024, aged 88.

Dr Marie Holt's groundbreaking research is shedding light on the complex relationship between mental health and heart problems. Find out more.

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Cardiff University | Professor Dipak Ramji

Atherosclerosis is the name that doctors use for the narrowing of arteries due to fatty plaques building up in the walls of the blood vessel. It’s the condition that leads to angina, heart attacks and some strokes. The development of statin...

RESEARCH

University of Leeds | Dr Marc Bailey

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a ballooning of the main blood vessel in the abdomen. Once an aneurysm develops it tends to grow over time with no symptoms, and if it bursts, it is usually fatal. The only treatment is surgery, but thi...