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Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle. Read more to find out about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

Heart care waiting lists in England rose again, new figures show.

EVENT

Date

10 October 2026

Location

Kent

Explore the "Garden of England". This Kent Downs challenge starts from the Basecamp near Maidstone.

A Leicestershire man has become the 100th person to take part in a clinical trial we are funding that hopes to improve treatment for people with heart failure.

During the first half of July 2020, you may have seen reports that there were no “excess deaths” in the UK. We explain what this term means, and why this data is important to track.

Waiting lists for life saving heart diagnosis and treatment could more than double within two years in England due to the pandemic, our new report warns.

Mark Kingsland was filming a karate sparring session when he had a cardiac arrest. He hopes the footage, which he agreed to share with the BHF, will inspire others to learn life saving CPR.

We’ve been supporting big data studies, which are vital in understanding what causes diseases and how to prevent and treat them.

EVENT

Date

2-3 May 2026

Location

Isle of Wight

Take on the Isle of Wight Challenge and walk to raise fund for our life saving research.

There's no need to live with loneliness. Here are 12 ways that you can get yourself out of the house to make friends, have fun and put a spring in your step.