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Find out how to choose a reliable blood pressure monitor so you can measure your blood pressure at home.

Our expert explains what microvascular angina is, and discusses the latest research that's aiming to improve diagnosis and treatment.

Scientists we fund at the University of Leeds are to explore how to repair the damage caused by a heart attack. Dr Andrew Smith and his colleagues have been awarded £97,000 to investigate how to grow new blood vessels by ‘turning on’ stem cells in the heart.

From pioneering defibrillators in ambulances to CPR training and public access defibrillators, find out how we’ve been helping to save lives since 1961.

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University of Cambridge | Dr Stephanie Jung

When we have a cut the body responds by forming a blood clot at the wound site. Platelets are small blood cells that prevent excessive bleeding when a blood vessel is injured, by clumping together and forming a blood clot. Blood clots are s...

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University College London | Dr Jack Wells

During a stroke, blood stops flowing to part of the brain due to a blockage or tear in a blood vessel. Many strokes are caused by a condition known as small vessel disease. Small vessel disease develops as a result of subtle and distinct ch...

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University of Cambridge | Professor Nicholas Morrell

Pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH, is a serious condition where the small arteries inside the lungs become narrow. This puts a strain on the heart, which has to pump harder to force the blood supply through these narrowed lung vessels...

The BHF Translational Research Day will highlight and encourage discussion around the translation of novel and innovative technologies into clinical practice and treatments for cardiovascular and circulatory diseases.

Here we answer some of the most commonly asked questions asked by Heart Support groups

We explain oral medications that can control your blood glucose levels, which is critical to managing type 2 diabetes.