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Research funded by us has revealed for the first time a mechanism explaining why potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbances are more likely to occur in the morning, when people wake after a night’s sleep.

We have given a £1 million award to boost research into heart and circulatory conditions, including congenital heart disease.

More than 700 BHF runners laced up their trainers and pounded our capital’s streets to take on the iconic 2023 TCS London Marathon on Sunday 23rd April, raising over £1.6 million.

We have appointed Sir Kent Woods, former Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees, as a Distinguished Fellow

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is calling on the public to donate their quality unwanted Christmas gifts to help fund lifesaving research into heart and circulatory diseases.

Scientists at the University of East Anglia are studying the formation of blood vessels to help improve the treatment of heart attacks.

Scientists we part-fund have created a cellular and molecular map of the healthy human heart, to understand how the organ functions, and to shed light on what goes wrong in heart disease.

BHF Consultant Research Awards provide support for NHS consultants to carry out research.

This page describes how your doctor can use an Electrophysiological (EP) study to look at your heart's electrical activity, what happens during and after an EP study and the risks of having the test.

Professor Channon and his team are carrying out an ambitious programme to identify when the arteries supplying oxygen-rich blood to the heart become narrowed by fatty plaques