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Veteran pays for heart surgery with pension to avoid NHS delays
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.
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PUBLICATION
Understanding heart failureBooklet, 64 pages, published on 14/06/2024
This booklet can help you and your loved ones understand what a diagnosis of heart failure means. It includes information on diagnosis, causes, treatment and living with a heart condition. As well as steps you can take to look after your heart, and where to get support. Order or download it for free. You can also order it in large print.
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Understanding anginaBooklet, 64 pages, published on 30/09/2025
This booklet can help you and your loved ones understand what a diagnosis of angina means. It includes information on diagnosis, causes, treatment and living with a heart condition. As well as steps you can take to look after your heart, and where to get support. Order or download it for free. You can also order it in large print.
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Heart attack significantly increases risk of other health conditions
A major new study we part-funded has found that having a heart attack significantly increases the risk of developing other serious long-term health conditions.
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RESEARCH
Spotting the warning signs of a future heart attack in people with undiagnosed chest painKeele 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...
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Stephen's story - how our research could help people with myocarditis
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.
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BHF is funding urgently needed research
We support people living with heart and circulatory diseases. Thanks to your donations, we fund research to give them more time with their loved ones.
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RESEARCH
A clinical trial of spironolactone to improve heart health in people with chronic kidney diseaseUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Jonathan N Townend
Mild chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a very common condition. Even people with early stage kidney disease are much more likely to develop cardiovascular complications such as sudden cardiac death and heart failure. Recent research has shown...
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RESEARCH
A clinical trial of drugs to protect the heart in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophyNewcastle 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...
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What to do with your unwanted Christmas gifts
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.