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Anne Bastick shares her experience of heart valve surgery and explains how her mechanical valve has given her a long and fulfilled life.

Our expert answers a question on whether you need to continue to take beta blockers such as bisoprolol long-term after a heart attack.

Get our quick guide to treatments for coronary heart and circulatory disease like angioplasty and bypass surgery, what they involve and how long they last.

We are temporarily closing our BHF England charity shops for a four week period from Thursday 5th November, in line with Government guidance. You can still donate via our freepost service or shop online with us to help fund our life saving heart research.

A first-of-its-kind trial has found that a high sensitivity blood test in A&E can improve diagnosis for one in five patients who have a heart muscle injury. The trial, funded by us and published today in the BMJ, found that the test helped doctors to better diagnose and treat these patients, reducing death and future heart attacks in this group by almost 10 per cent after five years.

Long-serving volunteer in our Bury St Edmunds shop, Lou Hovell, reached the incredible milestone of her 100th birthday earlier this month! We share her volunteering story.

Our network of 750 UK shops and stores will be temporarily closed from Thursday 19 March as we seek to protect staff, volunteers and customers from the spread of Coronavirus Covid-19.

EVENT

Date

5 - 6 September 2026

Location

Eastbourne to Arundel

Walk, jog or run your way through the South Downs National Park next September

Our Senior Cardiac Nurse finds out what’s involved in a lung function test, including what you need to do to prepare and how long results take.

EVENT

Date

23 - 24 May 2026

Location

London to Brighton

A classic capital to coast challenge, where you’ll trek through some of the stunning Sussex countryside before reaching the finish line by the sea.