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People with heart-failure who are at high risk of heart rhythm problems shouldn’t have to wait to be fitted with a lifesaving implantable cardioverter defibrillator, according to research we’ve funded.

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University of Birmingham | Dr Anita Slade

People waiting for a heart transplant often benefit from a mechanical pump called a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) surgically attached to their heart. This is a major operation, and patients have to adapt to the changes this creates ...

Young mum saved by husband urges others to learn vital skill with BHF this Heart Month

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University College London | Professor Nish Chaturvedi

People living with diabetes can develop long term consequences of their condition, including heart failure, cancer and dementia. In addition to those diagnosed with diabetes, there are millions of adults living in the UK with raised blood s...

BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse, Regina Giblin, offers tips on what to ask during an NHS or private appointment with your GP, nurse or cardiologist, so you know what’s normal, what’s urgent and how to be proactive.

Learn how to do CPR in six simple steps. Discover how to perform hands-only CPR and the correct way to give rescue breaths.

Over 1,100 of our supporters took on Sunday’s AJ Bell Great North Run as part of the event’s charity partnership. The determined BHF runners joined 60,000 other trainer-clad participants, to take on the 13.1 miles from Newcastle to South Shields on 8th September, all with the same goal of funding lifesaving research.

Our programme has provided evidence for how arrhythmia care coordinators can help improve quality of care for the two million people with arrhythmias or heart rhythm problems in the UK.

It's often said that the most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart – that's the muscle about the size of your fist that is currently keeping you alive.