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A Royal Navy veteran who paid over £25,000 for heart surgery to avoid NHS delays is supporting our campaign to fix an “unprecedented crisis” in cardiovascular care.

Our new report sets out a blueprint for heart failure services to respond by building back better, with the right care and support provided so that people can live well with heart failure for longer.

If you’re living with a congenital heart disease, your pregnancy will be considered more of a risk. That’s why you must speak to a healthcare professional about starting a family. Find out what we advise for a safe pregnancy.

RESEARCH

Keele University | Professor Kelvin Jordan

Every year, up to two in every hundred adults in the UK visit their GP because of chest pain for the first time. GPs may refer people at risk of heart disease for further tests. For others, chest pain may be caused by a problem with the foo...

We are calling for the nation to kick start their 2024 by having a declutter and generously donate any unwanted Christmas gifts. Whether it’s a jumper that doesn’t fit, a game you won’t play, or a book you already have, we will welcome any donations which can be resold to fund lifesaving research.

Find printed BHF booklets and resources to help support your patients through tests, diagnosis, conditions, treatment and healthy living.

Stephen Hughes died in October 2014, just 10 days before his 24th birthday, following a diagnosis of myocarditis. His parents believe that a blood test that has been developed by researchers we fund could stop other families losing loved ones to the condition.

Buying life insurance can be difficult if you have a heart or circulatory condition. Learn what life insurance is, how it works, where to find it and more.

We've partnered with ITN Business to produce a news-style programme to raise awareness of heart and circulatory diseases.

RESEARCH

Newcastle University | Dr John P Bourke

Boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) begin to show heart muscle weakness in their teens. Ultimately heart weakness causes symptoms and contributes to premature death from DMD. It may be possible to protect the heart using existing d...