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Nearly 100,000 more people with cardiovascular disease than expected have died since the start of the pandemic in England, according to our analysis published today.

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.

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

The British Heart Foundation has paid tribute to the life and work of Professor Tony Gershlick, who sadly died on Friday the 20th of November 2020 after contracting Covid-19. Professor Gershlick was considered a ‘leading light’ interventional cardiology – a field which involves using angiograms and stents to treat heart attacks and heart disease.

We speak to three young adults about how they've learnt to live with their heart problems.

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.

Patients are at the heart of our work, and it's more important than ever that we put them first. That's why we've launched a new programme, Patients First, which is our number one organisational priority during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

British Heart Foundation shops are now closed in Tier 4 parts of England and across Wales and will continue to close on Christmas Eve in Northern Ireland, Scotland and areas in England entering Tier 4 on Boxing Day, in line with Government restrictions around non-essential retail

A retired teacher who waited around 18 hours to be treated in hospital for a heart attack is among more than 40,000 people backing our campaign to fix ‘the worst heart care crisis in living memory’.

EVENT

Date

21 June 2026

Location

Clapham Common, London

Cycle 54 miles on tarmac roads from Clapham Common to Brighton Seafront to help fund lifesaving research.