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Research we have funded has found that iron deficiency anaemia during very early pregnancy increases the risk that a baby will be born with congenital heart disease. The researchers also found that taking iron supplements during early pregnancy can greatly reduce this risk.

Being diagnosed, or living with, a heart or circulatory condition can affect your mental health.

An algorithm developed using artificial intelligence could soon be used by doctors to diagnose heart attacks with better speed and accuracy than ever before, according to new research from the University of Edinburgh, funded by us and the National Institute for Health and Care Research, and published today in Nature Medicine.

We have appointed distinguished research leader and NHS Consultant Physician, Professor Bryan Williams, as our first Chief Scientific and Medical Officer.

Aimee Fuller's top tips for cycling in the winter for the BHF's MyCycle challenge

June Sarpong has given her new home a sustainable touch by furnishing it with pre-loved items from British Heart Foundation stores.

Mum-of-two Joanne talks about what the progress of our Mending Broken Heart's Appeal means to her

Researchers wanted to find out whether a temporary restriction of blood flow to the arm might protect the heart from injury following bypass surgery.

The BHF funded research to find out whether walking with Nordic poles could help people with peripheral arterial disease exercise more easily.

The BHF-funded AIMS trial tested whether a drug called irbesartan might slow the expansion of the aorta in people with Marfan syndrome.