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The news is claiming smartwatches and other fitness trackers could disrupt pacemakers and ICDs, putting people at risk. Is it true? We go behind the headlines.

An AI tool that can predict 10-year risk of having a heart attack could transform treatment for patients who undergo CT scans to investigate chest pain, according to new research we’ve funded.

Heart patients could benefit from less extensive interventions thanks to cutting-edge technology that creates 3D computer models of blood flow through the arteries that supply the heart muscle, according to research we’ve funded presented at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference in Manchester.

We speak to volunteer Julian about being a Community First Responder (CFR) in the West Midlands and using The Circuit to ensure defibrillators are rescue ready.

Diabetes can lead to blood vessel damage and raise your risk of heart disease, blindness and limb amputation. We’ve been funding research to find ways to grow or repair blood vessels damaged by diabetes.

A drug already used to treat high blood pressure could be re-purposed as the first treatment to tackle a type of vascular dementia caused by damaged and ‘leaky’ small blood vessels in the brain, according to research we've part-funded and published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Line dancing for hearts

2019 edition of our statistics compendium (formerly Coronary Heart Disease Statistics).

BHF-funded scientists have created a new test which can diagnose a previously hidden heart condition

Curries are comforting, yummy and there’s a variety to try from different cultures. And if you make your own from one of these healthy curry recipes, they can also be good for your heart health.