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Research funded by us, presented at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference and funded by us, has shown that the more children a mother has, the greater her risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure.

Waiting lists for heart care fell slightly for the second time in two months – but average ambulance response times for heart attacks and strokes remain “dangerously long”, new data shows.

People who have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest should be taken straight to their nearest emergency department, according to research we’ve funded presented today at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Amsterdam and published in The Lancet.

Lowering a hypertensive mother’s blood pressure within six weeks after giving birth could significantly cut their future risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to research we've funded.

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.

You can help heal hearts this Christmas by taking part in a BHF festive fundraisers. In the wake of the coronavirus crisis, the BHF needs the public’s support more than ever to enable it to continue our life saving research and provide vital support to the 7.4 million people in the UK living with heart and circulatory diseases.

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Researchers that we've part-funded have developed technology which can accurately predict the prognosis of people who suffer from pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Olympic legend Roger Black and the BHF urge people to get active as lockdown lifts by taking on My Step Challenge