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Heart attack gender gap is costing women's lives
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.
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What does the Men’s Health Strategy mean for male heart health?
The UK Government’s inaugural Men’s Health Strategy for England was announced yesterday, on International Men’s Day 2025. The landmark strategy aims to help tackle health challenges faced by men and boys – including cardiovascular disease.
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What is calcification of the arteries, and how is it treated?
Professor Catherine Shanahan (PhD) explains what coronary artery calcification means, how it’s tested, what your score means and what treatment involves.
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Protein: how much do you need?
BHF Senior Dietitian Tracy Parker explains how much protein you need per day, if protein leads to weight gain, and which foods are high in protein but low in calories.
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Technicolour map of heart signals wins national science image competition
We have today announced the winner of our annual Reflections of Research science image competition. Showcasing the dazzling side of science, the competition asks BHF-funded scientists to highlight their cutting-edge heart and circulatory disease research with the most awe-inspiring picture taken as part of their work.
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RESEARCH
Searching for the causes of congenital heart diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Dr Duncan Sparrow
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common human birth defect, affecting around one in 100 babies. Heart defects can occur because of faulty genes inherited from the parents, or they can be caused by environmental factors in the womb...
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Investigating the role of fats in the heart in type 2 diabetesUniversity of Oxford | Dr Lisa Heather
Heart and circulatory disease is the leading cause of death in people with type 2 diabetes. In type 2 diabetes the heart is less able to pump blood around the body, and this has been linked to changes in how the heart makes its own energy f...
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Should I be worried about an infection risk following heart valve surgery?
Our expert answers a question about infection risk after surgery, and explains what to do if you're concerned.
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AI reduces underdiagnosis of common heart failure in Black patients, new research finds
New research has revealed that Black patients are less likely to be underdiagnosed with a common type of heart failure when using AI than during routine care.